Strategic delegation;
First mover advantage;
Hyperbolic demand;
INCENTIVES;
COMPETITION;
OLIGOPOLY;
D O I:
10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111006
中图分类号:
F [经济];
学科分类号:
02 ;
摘要:
We revisit the traditional Stackelberg model considering a hyperbolic demand function. We show that, in duopoly, there exists no incentive to acquire leadership or to separate ownership and control by hiring a manager. The reason is that best replies are orthogonal in a complete neighbourhood of the Nash equilibrium. The unilateral incentive either to lead or to hire a manager is restored if the industry is at least triopolistic. This holds irrespective of the specific delegation contract being adopted. (c) 2023 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.