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Bilateral Oligopoly In Pollution Permit Markets: Experimental Evidence

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  • KURT SCHNIER
  • MARTIN DOYLE
  • JAMES R. RIGBY
  • ANDREW J. YATES

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type="main" xml:id="ecin12087-abs-0001"> We experimentally investigate behavior in a bilateral oligopoly using a supply function equilibria model discussed by Klemperer and Meyer (1989), Hendricks and McAfee (2010), and Malueg and Yates (2009). We focus on the role that market size and the degree of firm heterogeneity have on the market equilibrium. Our results indicate that subjects within the experiment recognize the strategic incentives in a bilateral oligopoly, but they do not exploit these incentives to the exact magnitude predicted by theory. We find weaker support for predicted market outcomes, as market efficiency does not depend on market size, and in some cases buyers or sellers are more successful at extracting the rents from the market. ( JEL L13 , Q5 , C9 )

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  • Kurt Schnier & Martin Doyle & James R. Rigby & Andrew J. Yates, 2014. "Bilateral Oligopoly In Pollution Permit Markets: Experimental Evidence," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 52(3), pages 1060-1079, July.
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    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics
    • C9 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments

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