On the efficiency of indirect taxes in differentiated oligopolies with asymmetric costs
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Keywords
Unit tax; Ad valorem tax; Cournot competition; Bertrand competition; D43; H21; L13;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
- H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
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