Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance,
Stockholm School of Economics

No 21: On Flexibility in Oligopoly

Tore Ellingsen ()
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Tore Ellingsen: Dept. of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics, Postal: Stockholm School of Economics, P.O. Box 6501, 113 83 Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract: The paper demonstrates that, even when firms' initial moves are simultaneous, the mere opportunity to wait out the opponent's move may be as harmful as a secondmover disadvantage.

Keywords: Oligopoly; flexibility; Stackelberg; first mover advantage

JEL-codes: L13

9 pages, June 1994

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Tore Ellingsen, (1995), 'On Flexibility in Oligopoly', Economics Letters, vol 48, pages 83-89

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