The Generalized War of Attrition.

We generalize the War of Attrition model to allow for N + K firms competing for N prizes. Two special cases are of particular interest. First, if firms continue to pay their full costs after dropping out (as in a standard-setting context), each firm's exit time is independent both of K and of t...

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Main Authors: Bulow, J, Klemperer, P
Format: Working paper
Language:English
Published: National Bureau of Economic Research 1997