Control delegation, information and beliefs in evolutionary oligopolies

被引:11
作者
De Giovanni, Domenico [1 ]
Lamantia, Fabio [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calabria, Dept Econ Stat & Finance, Via P Bucci, Arcavacata Di Rende, CS, Italy
[2] Univ Manchester, Sch Social Sci, Manchester, Lancs, England
关键词
Control delegation; Evolutionary games; Quantity competition; Prospect theory; INCOMPLETE INFORMATION; QUANTITY COMPETITION; STRATEGIC DELEGATION; MARKET; CONTRACTS; DYNAMICS; MODEL;
D O I
10.1007/s00191-016-0472-6
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
In an evolutionary delegation game, we investigate the effects on market outputs of different levels of information about the way managers are compensated. When managers are informed about their opponents, the long-run configuration of the industry depends on market conditions. When managers are informed only of the current composition of the population, only profit maximizing firms survive, no matter what market condition prevails. However, if we further lower the level of information - by hiding the current composition of the industry- then we show how managers' beliefs affect the long run equilibrium.
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页码:1089 / 1116
页数:28
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