Microeconomic Theory
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Author: NICHOLSON
Publisher: Cengage
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Chapter 15, Problem 15.12P
a
To determine
To find:
The Nash equilibrium.
b)
To determine
To find:
Nash equilibrium of firm 1 and 2.
c)
To determine
To find:
Bayesian Nash equilibrium.
d)
To determine
To find:
Type of firm’s which gain from incomplete information and complete information and whether firm 2 earn more profit on an average.
e)
To determine
To find:
Seperating equilibrium and whether thr loss to the low type from trying to pool in the first period exceeds the second period gain from having convinced firm 2 that it is the high type.
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Exercise 6.6.
Consider a duopoly in which companies compete according to Cournot's model. The inverse market demand curve is: P(Q)=100-Q , where Q=Q1+Q2 and the average and marginal costs of firms are constant and equal to 40
Calculate profits would each company make?
How much would company 1 be willing to invest to reduce its CM from 40 to 25, assuming company 2 does not support it?
Graphically show and comment on all results.
Cournot model: linear demand; identical firms.
Q(P)=D-P
TC(C)=cQ, where D>c
a) Suppose that there are 2 firms. They can either choose to produce the Cournot quantity, or choose to produce one half of the monopoly quantity.
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c) Now consider the same game with 3 firms.
Compute the profits in the static Cournot- Nash equilibrium, and the profits when the 3 firms each produce one third of the monopoly quantity. For what values of beta will it be possible to sustain collusion in this case?
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