• Title of article

    Disincentives for cost-reducing investment

  • Author/Authors

    Charles J. Thomas، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1997
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    359
  • To page
    363
  • Abstract
    Interpreting a result from asymmetric auctions suggests that price-setting firms may have no incentive to adopt technologies that likely reduce their production costs. This “puppy dog” behavior relies on incomplete information about rivalsʹ costs at the price-setting stage.
  • Keywords
    Asymmetric auction , Strategic investment
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    1997
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    434467