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Strategic complements and substitutes in bilateral oligopolies

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  • BLOCH , Francis
  • FERRER, Hélène
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This paper characterizes the equilibrium of a bilateral oligopoly where traders have CES utility functions. We show that the offers of traders on the two sides of the market are strategic substitutes if and only if the goods are complements.
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  • BLOCH , Francis & FERRER, Hélène, 2001. "Strategic complements and substitutes in bilateral oligopolies," LIDAM Reprints CORE 1557, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE).
    • Handle: RePEc:cor:louvrp:1557
    DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1765(00)00343-8
    Note: In : Economics Letters, 70, 83-87, 2001.
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    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • D51 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Exchange and Production Economies

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