Colombo, Luca; Lambertini, Luca; Mantovani, Andrea - In: Japan and the World Economy 21 (2009) 2, pp. 133-139
We investigate a dynamic Cournot duopoly with intraindustry trade, where firms invest in R&D to reduce the level of iceberg transportation costs. We adopt both open-loop and closed-loop equilibrium concepts, showing that a unique (saddle point) steady state exists in both cases. In the open-loop...