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Environmental Technological Choice in a Cournot-Bertrand Model

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  • Elias Asproudis

    (University of Swansea)

  • Eleftherios Filippiadis

    (University of Macedonia)

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This paper investigates the abatement technology choice in Cournot-Bertrand, as well as in pure Cournot and Bertrand duopolies. It is argued that, under certain conditions, the Bertrand firm will choose a “dirtier” technology compared to its Cournot rival. Furthermore, when competing in quantities, firms choose greener technologies than when competing in prices. This is because higher abatement rates make a firm choosing quantity relatively more aggressive than a firm choosing price, irrespective of the strategic variable of its rival. Moreover, it is shown that the introduction of abatement technologies will increase total output in the market and decrease total emissions.

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  • Elias Asproudis & Eleftherios Filippiadis, 2021. "Environmental Technological Choice in a Cournot-Bertrand Model," Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Springer, vol. 21(1), pages 43-58, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jincot:v:21:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1007_s10842-020-00339-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s10842-020-00339-z
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    Keywords

    Oligopoly theory; Environment; Technological choice; Competition; Cournot-Bertrand;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics
    • Q55 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Technological Innovation
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

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