Rdeu Hawk-Dove Game Analysis of the China-Australia Iron Ore Trade Conflict

37 Pages Posted: 10 Dec 2021

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Wenlong Li

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Shupei Huang

China University of Geosciences (CUG)

Yabin Qi

affiliation not provided to SSRN

An Haizhong

China University of Geosciences, Beijing

Abstract

By combining rank dependent expected utility (RDEU) theory model with asymmetric hawk-dove game model, this paper builds the RDEU hawk-dove game model to resolve the iron ore trade conflict between Chinese steel companies and Australian iron ore companies. Moreover, the impact of corporate benefits, conflict costs, “emotional factors” and “asymmetric factors” on corporate strategic choices are considered comprehensively. The study finds that:(1) When the benefits of Chinese and Australian companies are less than the conflict costs, there are the following conclusions. First, concerning the “emotional factors”, compared with optimism, pessimism has greater impact on the strategic choices of Chinese and Australian companies. Second, the greater the degree of asymmetry in the pricing power of Chinese and Australian companies, more Australian iron ore companies tend to choose the extreme confrontation strategy, and more Chinese steel companies tend to choose the peaceful settlement strategy. Finally, when the emotional factors and asymmetric factors are equal, compared with Chinese companies, the probability of Australian companies adopting the extreme confrontation strategy is higher, which is mainly due to the higher incomes of Australian companies. (2) When the benefits of Chinese companies are less than the conflict costs and the benefits of Australian companies are greater than the conflict costs, regardless of the emotions of both parties in the game, Australian companies tend to choose the extreme confrontation strategy, and Chinese companies tend to choose the peaceful settlement strategy. (3) When the benefits of Chinese and Australian companies are greater than the conflict costs, regardless of the emotions of both parties in the game, Chinese and Australian companies tend to choose extreme confrontation strategy. The research results can provide a reference for Chinese and Australian companies to resolve iron ore trade conflicts.

Keywords: Iron ore trade conflict, RDEU theory, Asymmetric hawk-dove game, Emotional function, Chinese-Australian enterprise

Suggested Citation

Li, Wenlong and Huang, Shupei and Qi, Yabin and Haizhong, An, Rdeu Hawk-Dove Game Analysis of the China-Australia Iron Ore Trade Conflict. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3982302 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3982302

Wenlong Li

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Shupei Huang (Contact Author)

China University of Geosciences (CUG) ( email )

Wuhan, China
Wuhan, Hubei
China

Yabin Qi

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An Haizhong

China University of Geosciences, Beijing ( email )

NO. 29, Xueyuan Road, Haidian District
Beijing, 100083
China

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