Spatial Price Discrimination with Heterogeneous Firms

26 Pages Posted: 26 May 2009 Last revised: 5 Dec 2022

Date Written: May 2009

Abstract

In this paper we present and solve a three-stage game of entry, location, and pricing in a spatial price discrimination framework with arbitrarily many heterogeneous firms. We provide a unique characterization of all equilibria without imposing restrictions on the distribution of marginal costs.

Suggested Citation

Vogel, Jonathan, Spatial Price Discrimination with Heterogeneous Firms (May 2009). NBER Working Paper No. w14978, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1408898

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