Price Discrimination in Dynamic Cournot Competition

Joint Authors

Song, Qi-Qing
Jiang, Yi-rong
Zhang, Wei-li

Source

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-8, 8 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2019-06-25

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

8

Main Subjects

Mathematics

Abstract EN

This paper introduces a new Cournot duopoly game and gives an applied study for price discrimination in a market by dynamic methods.

One of two oligopolies has two different prices for a homogeneous product, while the other charges one kind of price.

It is found that there is only one stable equilibrium for the discrete dynamic system, and a corresponding stable condition is given.

Using a discriminative price is not always beneficial to a firm in equilibrium.

If both oligopolies carry out price discrimination, the market’s average price is lower than when only one oligopoly does it.

The results are verified by numerical simulations.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Zhang, Wei-li& Song, Qi-Qing& Jiang, Yi-rong. 2019. Price Discrimination in Dynamic Cournot Competition. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Zhang, Wei-li…[et al.]. Price Discrimination in Dynamic Cournot Competition. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Zhang, Wei-li& Song, Qi-Qing& Jiang, Yi-rong. Price Discrimination in Dynamic Cournot Competition. Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146651

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1146651