Transitional Market Dynamics in Complex Environments

C. Lanier Benkard, Przemyslaw Jeziorski and Gabriel Weintraub

No 33045, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This paper presents a new approach to modeling transitional dynamics in dynamic models of imperfect competition, a crucial yet often neglected aspect of empirical models in industrial organization that seek to understand market responses to policy and environmental changes. We introduce Nonstationary Oblivious Equilibrium (NOE), a computationally efficient equilibrium concept based on a mean-field approximation designed to model short- and medium-run market dynamics. Addressing potential limitations of NOE in more concentrated markets or under aggregate shocks, we propose a variant, NOE with Re-solving (RNOE). RNOE modifies firms' strategies by re-computing NOE as industry states get realized; an iterative process inspired by real-world industry practice that has behavioral appeal. We show the potential of NOE and RNOE by applying them to an empirical setting of technology adoption and to two classic dynamic oligopoly models, demonstrating that, in a wide variety of settings of empirical interest, they generate equilibrium behavior that is close to Markov perfect equilibrium in both the short and long runs.

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Date: 2024-10
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