Title: Endogenous vertical structure and trade policy in an import‐competing market
Abstract:We examine the endogenous determination of a vertical market in an import‐competing market with import tariff. We show that if firms commit to vertical organization before the government's commitment ...We examine the endogenous determination of a vertical market in an import‐competing market with import tariff. We show that if firms commit to vertical organization before the government's commitment to trade policy, the home and foreign firms choose vertical separation and vertical integration, respectively, at equilibrium under Bertrand competition. Under Cournot competition, the subgame perfect Nash equilibrium entails both firms separating their retailers. Comparing profits between Bertrand competition to Cournot competition, we find that upstream manufacturer's profit can be higher under Bertrand competition with integration than under Cournot competition with separation when comparing foreign upstream manufacturer's profit.Read More
Publication Year: 2020
Publication Date: 2020-07-13
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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