Stackelberg leadership with demand uncertainty in a differentiated duopoly

On a symmetric differentiated Stackelberg duopoly model in which there is asymmetric demand information owned by leading and follower firms, we show that the leading firm does not necessarily have advantage over the following one. The reason for this is that the second mover can adjust its output le...

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Main Author: Ferreira, Fernanda A. (author)
Other Authors: Ferreira, Flávio (author), Pinto, Alberto A. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/6658
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/6658
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Summary:On a symmetric differentiated Stackelberg duopoly model in which there is asymmetric demand information owned by leading and follower firms, we show that the leading firm does not necessarily have advantage over the following one. The reason for this is that the second mover can adjust its output level after observing the realized demand, while the first mover chooses its output level only with the knowledge of demand distribution.