The Circular City with Heterogeneous Firms

38 Pages Posted: 15 Jul 2008

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Marco Alderighi

Università della Valle d'Aosta; Bocconi University

Claudio A. Piga

Università degli Studi di Genova - Economics

Date Written: July, 13 2008

Abstract

The paper extends the Salop model of localized competition by allowing firms to have heterogeneous costs. We provide a general but highly tractable analytical solution for the equilibrium prices, and we study the long-run properties of the model using two different entry games. We show that cost heterogeneity affects the efficiency of the market equilibrium by increasing welfare and inducing less excessive entry. Further, we illustrate the positive effects of the existence of a selection mechanism, which induces less efficient firms not to start production. The model also replicates some recent results on dense markets.

Keywords: Localized competition, market efficiency, cost heterogeneity

JEL Classification: L11, D61

Suggested Citation

Alderighi, Marco and Piga, Claudio A., The Circular City with Heterogeneous Firms (July, 13 2008). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1159381 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1159381

Marco Alderighi

Università della Valle d'Aosta ( email )

Strada dei Cappuccini 2/A
Aosta, 11100
Italy

Bocconi University ( email )

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20136 Milan, MI 20136
Italy

Claudio A. Piga (Contact Author)

Università degli Studi di Genova - Economics ( email )

Via Vivaldi, 5 - 16126 Genov
Genoa
Italy

HOME PAGE: http://https://sites.google.com/view/claudiopiga/home?authuser=0

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