Abstract

MIRANDA, Sandra; POVEDA BERNAL, Ximena  and  JACOME, Flavio. Strategic choice of forward contracts and managerial incentive contracts in a context of Cournot competitionChoix stratégique des contrats ''forward'' et contrats de management dans un contexte de concurrence à la Cournot. Lect. Econ. [online]. 2012, n.76, pp.215-257. ISSN 0120-2596.

This paper analyzes the effects of forward contracts and managerial incentive contracts, which are tools that firms can use to compete strategically with their rivals in an oligopolistic market. The results show that when the two firms produce a homogeneous good, can hire managers and trade forward contracts, in equilibrium they hire managers and none of them negotiate forward contracts. In the case of differentiated goods, when the goods are substitutes, in equilibrium the firms hire managers and do not trade forward contracts; when the goods are complementary, one firm hires a manager and does not negotiate forward contracts whereas the other one does not hire a manager and negotiates forward contracts. The highest social welfare is achieved when the firms use managerial incentive contracts and forward contracts, and the lowest is achieved when the firms do not use these strategic tools. However, the equilibrium social welfare level is suboptimal.

Keywords : Cournot competition; Nash equilibrium; forward contracts; managerial incentive contracts.

        · abstract in Spanish | French     · text in Spanish     · Spanish ( pdf )