Discussion paper

DP8172 Oligopoly and Trade

In this chapter we present a selective analytic survey of some of the main results of trade under oligopoly. We concentrate on three topics: oligopoly as an independent determinant of trade, as illustrated by the reciprocal-markets model of Brander (1981); oligopoly as an independent rationale for government intervention, as illustrated by strategic trade and industrial policy in the third-market model of Spencer and Brander (1983); and the challenges and potential of embedding trade under oligopoly in general equilibrium as illustrated by the GOLE model of Neary (2002).

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Citation

Neary, P and D Leahy (2010), ‘DP8172 Oligopoly and Trade‘, CEPR Discussion Paper No. 8172. CEPR Press, Paris & London. https://cepr.org/publications/dp8172