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Markov Perfect Equilibrium Advertising Strategies of Lanchester Duopoly Model: A Technical Note

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  • Ramla Jarrar

    (GERAD and HEC Montréal, 3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Québec, H3T 2A7 Canada)

  • Guiomar Martín-Herrán

    (Universidad de Valladolid, Avenida Valle Esgueva, 6, 47011 Valladolid, Spain)

  • Georges Zaccour

    (GERAD and HEC Montréal, 3000, chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Québec, H3T 2A7 Canada)

Abstract

We propose a numerical approach to compute stationary Markov perfect Nash equilibrium advertising strategies of the Lanchester model. The algorithm can be implemented using a standard mathematical package, and, importantly, it does not require that the players discount their future earnings at a zero rate, an assumption that has been made in the literature.

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  • Ramla Jarrar & Guiomar Martín-Herrán & Georges Zaccour, 2004. "Markov Perfect Equilibrium Advertising Strategies of Lanchester Duopoly Model: A Technical Note," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 50(7), pages 995-1000, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:50:y:2004:i:7:p:995-1000
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1040.0249
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