Strategic capacity investment under uncertainty

• Autores: Kuno J.M. Huisman, Peter M. Kort
• Localización: The Rand Journal of Economics, ISSN-e 1756-2171, Vol. 46, Nº. 2 (Summer 2015), 2015, págs. 376-408
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article considers investment decisions within an uncertain dynamic and duopolistic framework. Each investment decision involves to determine the timing and the capacity level. The simultaneous analysis of timing and capacity decisions extends work on entry deterrence/accommodation to consider a timing/delay element. We find that, when applying an entry deterrence policy, the first investor, or incumbent, overinvests in capacity for two reasons. First, it delays the investment of the second investor, or entrant. Second, the entrant will invest in less capacity. We also find that greater uncertainty makes entry deterrence more likely.