Spatial dispersion in cournot competition

  1. Chamorro Rivas, José María
Revista:
Spanish economic review

ISSN: 1435-5469

Año de publicación: 2000

Volumen: 2

Número: 2

Páginas: 145-152

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1007/PL00011438 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: Spanish economic review

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Resumen

Abstract. This paper considers the spatial model used by Anderson and Neven (1991) to study firms' decisions on locations without restricting the consumers' reservation price. We note that the pattern of locations varies as the reservation price for a fixed transportation rate decreases. For a high enough reservation price, we find Anderson and Neven (1991)'s result where firms group at the center of the market and serve all consumers. As the reservation price falls, firms start to move away from each other, increasing the quantities shipped to the consumers close to their locations.