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Cost reducing investments and spatial competition

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  • Domenico Scalera

    (Università del Sannio, Italy)

  • Alberto Zazzaro

    (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)

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In this paper we analyze the relationship between competition and cost reducing investments in the context of a location model. In particular, we derive the symmetric subgame-perfect equilibrium of a three-stage circular city model with closed-loop strategies, and study the effects of changes in competition fundamentals under both a given number of firms and free entry

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  • Domenico Scalera & Alberto Zazzaro, 2005. "Cost reducing investments and spatial competition," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 12(20), pages 1-8.
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