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Information, Duopoly And Competitive Markets: A Sensitivity Analysis

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  • Martin Shubik

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SUMMARY Implicit in the discussion of markets and competition are differing conditions on information as the number of competitors change. In particular the market with many competitors has long been considered as an entity with relatively low levels of information. People react to the average market price and aggregate inventories. Personalities disappear as each individual adjusts to the impersonal market that supplies him aggregate information. In contrast with the many person market, duopolistic behavior, bilateral monopoly bargaining and oligopolistic behavior in general appears to depend upon detailed information. The other individuals in the market cannot be safely regarded as part of an anonymous aggregate. This paper is devoted to exploring variations in information conditions for some simple models. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG In die Diskussion von Wettbewerb und Märkten gehen implizit unterschiedliche Bedingungen hinsichtlich der Information ein, sobald die Zahl der Marktteilnehmer sich ändert. Besonders der Markt mit vielen Teilnehmern ist lange als Grósse mit einem relativ niedrigen Informationsniveau verstanden worden. Die Indivi‐duen reagieren auf den durchschnittlichen Marktpreis und entsprechend ihren Güterbeständen. Individuelles Verhalten verschwindet, da jedes Individuum sich dem unpersönlichen Markt anpasst, der ihm aggregierte Information verschafft. Im Gegensatz zum Vielpenonenmarkt scheinen Märkte mit Duopol, bilateralem Monopol und Oligopol im allgemeinen durch detaillierte Information charakte‐risiert. Die andern Marktteilnehmer können dabei nicht gut als Teil eines an‐onymen Marktes betrachtet werden. Der vorliegende Artikel untersucht Varia‐tionen in den Informationsbedingungen anhand einiger einfacher Modelle. RÉSUMÉ Dans la discussion des marchés et de la compétition les conditions d'information varient selon le nombre des compétiteurs. Ainsi un marché aux compétiteurs nombreux dispose en général d'un niveau d'information peu élevé. Le public réagit sur le prix du marché moyen et sur les stocks disponibles. Tout en s'adaptant au marché impersonnel ‐ capable de leur fournir une information plus générale ‐, les individus perdent leur individualité. Par opposition à un marché aux participants nombreux les comportements duopoliste et oligopoliste ainsi que les négotiations bilatérales de monopoles semblent dépendre d'informations détaillées. II serait donc dangereux de comprendre les autres participants comme partie d'un marché anonyme. A l'aide de quelques modèles simples l'article explore des conditions d'information varitées.

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  • Martin Shubik, 1973. "Information, Duopoly And Competitive Markets: A Sensitivity Analysis," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(4), pages 736-761, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:kyklos:v:26:y:1973:i:4:p:736-761
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.1973.tb02774.x
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