Strategic Delegation under Cost Asymmetry

Delbono , Flavio ; Lambertini, Luca ; Marattin, Luigi (2015) Strategic Delegation under Cost Asymmetry. Bologna: Dipartimento di Scienze economiche DSE, p. 12. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsacta/4309. In: Quaderni - Working Paper DSE (1016). ISSN 2282-6483.
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Abstract

We revisit the two-stage duopoly game with strategic delegation and asymmetric technologies of Sen and Stamatopoulos (2015). We show that their conclusions are misled by the restrictive assumption that the extent of delegation to managers is restricted to a binary set. Allowing for a continuous set of delegation incentives, we prove that the delegation stage is a prisoners dilemma, the unique subgame perfect equilibrium entailing both firms hiring managers. At equilibrium, the more efficient firm makes higher profits.

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Monograph (Working Paper)
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Delbono , Flavio
Lambertini, Luca
Marattin, Luigi
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managerial firms, Cournot competition, prisoners dilemma
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2282-6483
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17 Jul 2015 08:25
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24 Feb 2016 08:57
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