STANDARDIZATION VERSUS PREFERENCE FOR VARIETY IN LINEAR COURNOT OLIGOPOLY

We consider a Cournot oligopoly setting in which consumers have an intrinsic preference for variety, while unit production costs of firms increase with the number of goods they produce. This environment exhibits a general under-provision of variety with respect to social welfare.

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Year of publication:	2007-06-01
Authors:	Deroïan, Frédéric ; Gannon, Frédéric
Institutions:	HAL
Subject:	Standardization \| Preference for Variety \| Oligopoly

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	View the original document on HAL open archive server: http://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00353816/en/
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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