Comparing Bertrand and Cournot in mixed markets

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 109
Issue: 2
Pages: 72-74

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

We revisit the classic comparison between Bertrand and Cournot outcomes in a mixed market with private and public firms. The results are often strikingly different and opposite to the ones obtained from a similar comparison in the standard setting with all profit-maximizing firms.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:109:y:2010:i:2:p:72-74
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25