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Habits, Market Power, and Policy Selection

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  • Luca Bossi

    (Department of Economics, University of Miami)

  • Vladimir Petkov

    (School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University of Wellington)

Abstract

This paper examines monopolistic behavior in a framework with habit formation and consumer commitment. We show that time consistent output and pricing policies yield di®erent market outcomes. Policy selection determines the strategic properties of the producer's intra-personal game: current and future quantities are strategic com- plements, while current and future prices are strategic substitutes. In both a simple two-period model and an in¯nite-horizon model, we ¯nd that pricing policies allow the monopolist to attain higher equilibrium pro¯ts.

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  • Luca Bossi & Vladimir Petkov, 2007. "Habits, Market Power, and Policy Selection," Working Papers 0702, University of Miami, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:mia:wpaper:0702
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    • D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
    • D42 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Monopoly
    • L12 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Monopoly; Monopolization Strategies

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