Endogenous Market Structures in International Trade

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Ignatius J. Horstmann

University of Toronto - Institute for Policy Analysis; University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

James R. Markusen

University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Date Written: March 1990

Abstract

Almost all of the large literature on international trade with imperfect competition assumes exogenous market structures. The purpose of this paper is to develop a simple model that generates alternative market structures as Nash equilibria for different parameterizations of the basic model. Familiar configurations such as a duopoly competing in exports or a single multinational producing in both markets arise as special cases. Small tax-policy changes can produce large welfare effects as the equilibrium market structure shifts, implying discontinuous jumps in prices, quantities, and profits.

Suggested Citation

Horstmann, Ignatius J. and Horstmann, Ignatius J. and Markusen, James R., Endogenous Market Structures in International Trade (March 1990). NBER Working Paper No. w3283, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=468805

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