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A unidirectional Hotelling model revisited

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  • Takeshi Ebina

    (School of Management, Tokyo University of Science)

  • Daisuke Shimizu

    (Faculty of Economics, Gakushuin University)

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We consider a two-stage location-price Hotelling model where the consumers can only buy from one direction, as presented by Kharbach (2009, Economics Bulletin). We show that the equilibrium outcome derived by Kharbach does not constitute a subgame perfect Nash equilibrium.

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  • Takeshi Ebina & Daisuke Shimizu, 2012. "A unidirectional Hotelling model revisited," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 32(4), pages 2870-2875.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-12-00200
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    Keywords

    unidirectional; Hotelling; equilibrium; mill pricing; location;
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    JEL classification:

    • L0 - Industrial Organization - - General
    • R3 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location

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