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Duopoly in Space

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  • John M. Hartwick

    (Queen's University)

  • Philip G. Hartwick

    (Trent University)

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Hotelling's 1929 article concerning the behavior of duopolists in a spatial setting has had a lasting influence in economics and political science. With a simple model, he was able to elucide why "our cities become uneconomically large and business districts within them too concentrated"; and why "Methodist and Presbyterian churches are too much alike;cider is too homogenous." In this paper, we develop the constant non-zero elasticity of demand case which Hotelling referred to.

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  • John M. Hartwick & Philip G. Hartwick, 1970. "Duopoly in Space," Working Paper 29, Economics Department, Queen's University.
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    1. Bertrand Ottino-Loffler & Forrest Stonedahl & Vipin Veetil & Uri Wilensky, 2017. "Spatial Competition with Interacting Agents," International Journal of Microsimulation, International Microsimulation Association, vol. 10(3), pages 75-91.
    2. H.C.W.L. Williams & M.L. Senior, 1977. "A Retail Location Model with Overlapping Market Areas: Hotelling's Problem Revisited," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 14(2), pages 203-205, June.

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