Private provision of price excludable public goods by rivals

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Year: 2023
Volume: 214
Issue: C
Pages: 291-307

Authors (3)

Heywood, John S. (University of Wisconsin) Li, Dongyang (not in RePEc) Ye, Guangliang (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We uniquely study the private provision of price excludable public goods in a duopoly. Simultaneous price competition generates only a mixed strategy equilibrium. Price leadership generates a pure strategy equilibrium with the leader setting a lower price and serving most consumers. This leadership game is the endogenous timing choice and improves welfare relative to monopoly provision. We re-examine these results under production in advance. The leadership game no longer remains a unique timing choice but the profit under production in advance is strictly larger.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jeborg:v:214:y:2023:i:c:p:291-307
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-02-02