Comparing Bertrand and Cournot in mixed markets

Arghya Ghosh and Manipushpak Mitra

Economics Letters, 2010, vol. 109, issue 2, 72-74

Abstract: We revisit the classic comparison between Bertrand and Cournot outcomes in a mixed market with private and public firms. The results are often strikingly different and opposite to the ones obtained from a similar comparison in the standard setting with all profit-maximizing firms.

Keywords: Bertrand; Cournot (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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