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Demand shocks, advance production and market power: some lessons about markets from the laboratory

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  • Douglas D. Davis

    (School of Business, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284-4000, USA)

  • K. Ramagopal

    (The School of Business Administration, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405, USA)

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This paper summarizes some recent research pertaining to laboratory markets, and then discusses some of the implications of this research for applied economics and policy. Three results are discussed: (a) in one-sided markets where sellers' post-prices price-tracking response to demand shocks is very poor; (b) despite the prominence of the Cournot model as a centerpiece for applied research, it is very difficult to construct an environment where Cournot outcomes are observed; (c) market power, or the capacity of sellers to unilaterally deviate from the competitive prediction, is a prominent characteristic in short-run price-setting contexts. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Douglas D. Davis & K. Ramagopal, 1998. "Demand shocks, advance production and market power: some lessons about markets from the laboratory," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 19(4-5), pages 205-223.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:mgtdec:v:19:y:1998:i:4-5:p:205-223
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1468(199806/08)19:4/5<205::AID-MDE887>3.0.CO;2-#
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