Monopoly Power and the Firm's Valuation: A Dynamic Analysis of Short versus Long-Term Policies

Suleyman Basak and Anna Pavlova

No 3425, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: This article develops a multi-period production model to examine the optimal dynamic behaviour of a large monopolistic value-maximizing firm that manipulates its valuation as well as the price of its output. In the pre-commitment equilibrium the firm?s output and labour demand are decreased, while the price of consumption is increased, as compared with its competitive counterpart. Profits and the firm's value can, however, be either increased or decreased. In the time-consistent equilibrium the firm?s output and labour demand are increased, while the price of consumption is decreased. More strikingly, the profits in every period are decreased, and may even go negative, while the firm's value can be either lower or higher than in the competitive benchmark. In the continuous-time limit, while the pre-commitment equilibrium retains its basic discrete-time structure, the time-consistent equilibrium tends to the limit of zero profits and hence zero firm's value.

Keywords: Monopoly; Asset pricing theory; General equilibrium; Short-sighted; Time-consistency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D42 D51 D92 E20 G12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002-06
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Journal Article: Monopoly power and the firm’s valuation: a dynamic analysis of short versus long-term policies (2004)
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