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Durable‐goods oligopoly with secondary markets: the case of automobiles

Durable‐goods oligopoly with secondary markets: the case of automobiles We study the effects of durability and secondary markets on equilibrium firm behavior in the car market. We construct a dynamic oligopoly model of a differentiated product market to incorporate the equilibrium production dynamics that arise from the durability of the goods and their active trade in secondary markets. We derive an econometric model and estimate its parameters using data from the automobile industry over a 20‐year period. Our estimates are used to provide a measure of the competitive importance of the secondary market. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Rand Journal of Economics Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
2007 RAND
ISSN
0741-6261
eISSN
1756-2171
DOI
10.1111/j.1756-2171.2007.tb00071.x
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Abstract

We study the effects of durability and secondary markets on equilibrium firm behavior in the car market. We construct a dynamic oligopoly model of a differentiated product market to incorporate the equilibrium production dynamics that arise from the durability of the goods and their active trade in secondary markets. We derive an econometric model and estimate its parameters using data from the automobile industry over a 20‐year period. Our estimates are used to provide a measure of the competitive importance of the secondary market.

Journal

The Rand Journal of EconomicsWiley

Published: Jun 1, 2007

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