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Monopoly rents in contestable markets

Braido, Luís H. B.; Shalders, Felipe Leon Peres Camargo

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Random choices of prices and product characteristics can be used by a contestable monopolist to deter entry and fully extract the monopoly rent. We develop this idea in a model of Bertrand price competition. In equilibrium, one firm enters the market and makes choices that are unpredictable to its competitors. This prevents price undercuts and keeps other firms out of the market. The entrant firm collects the monopoly rent despite the existence of potential competitors. This result raises an alert for regulatory practices based on the conventional wisdom that contestability is associated with low prices and profits. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Tipo
Artigo científico
Ano
2015
Instituição
Elsevier Science Sa
Idioma
Inglês
Acesso
Acesso restrito
Identificador
oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/23470

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