Advertising and endogenous exit in a differentiated duopoly

Mantovani, Andrea and Mion, Giordano (2006) Advertising and endogenous exit in a differentiated duopoly. Recherches Économiques de Louvain, 72 (1). pp. 19-48. ISSN 0770-4518

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Abstract

In this paper we consider a two-stage duopoly game where firms first decide whether to invest in advertising and then compete in prices. Advertising has two effects: a market enlargement for both firms and a predatory gain for the investing firm only. Both symmetric and asymmetric equilibria may arise. The two most interesting cases are a coordination game where both firms investing and non-investing are equilibria, and a chicken game where only one firm invests while the other is possibly driven (endogenously) out of the market. Our results suggest that product differentiation has an ambiguous impact on investment in advertising and that strong product substitutability may induce a coordination problem.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://www.uclouvain.be/en-285800.html
Additional Information:	© 2006 De Boeck Université
Divisions:	Geography & Environment
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification:	M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting > M3 - Marketing and Advertising > M37 - Advertising
Date Deposited:	19 Mar 2012 12:23
Last Modified:	04 Jan 2024 17:48
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/42665

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