Optimal product variety in a Hotelling model

Kieron J. Meagher

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.075

Optimal product variety in a Hotelling model

Kieron J. Meagher^*

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Abstract

Consider the Hotelling linear spatial duopoly with firm uncertainty over the consumer mean. As uncertainty about the mean grows relative to the dispersion of consumers, competitive locations become socially optimal. A limit result for discontinuous, log-concave densities is also established.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	71-73
Number of pages	3
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	117
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.075
Publication status	Published - Oct 2012

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