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On Flexibility in Oligopoly

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Ellingsen, Tore () (Dept. of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics)

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The paper demonstrates that, even when firms' initial moves are simultaneous, the mere opportunity to wait out the opponent's move may be as harmful as a secondmover disadvantage.

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Paper provided by Stockholm School of Economics in its series Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance with number 21.

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Length: 9 pages
Date of creation: Jun 1994
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Publication status: Published in Economics Letters, 1995, pages 83-89
Handle: RePEc:hhs:hastef:0021

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Keywords: Oligopoly flexibility Stackelberg first mover advantage

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L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

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