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Price discrimination in Cournot competition

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We examine the average equilibrium price when quantity setting oligopolies price discriminate. It is known that for the price discrimination extension of Cournot competition the average price is independent of the extent of price discrimination whenever the demand is linear. We show that this result holds under a larger class of demand functions.

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  • Kutlu, Levent, 2012. "Price discrimination in Cournot competition," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 117(3), pages 540-543.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:117:y:2012:i:3:p:540-543
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.07.019
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    Keywords

    Price discrimination; Oligopoly; Cournot competition;
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    JEL classification:

    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

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