@techreport{Koeniger2004Substitutability,
abstract = {The effects of competition on growth are analyzed in the recent literature by comparing
economies with the same market structure but different degrees of substitutability. In this
note, we show that in a general equilibrium model with monopolistic competition \textendash{} la Dixit-
Stiglitz the effect of substitutability on the allocation of resources is independent of the
associated change in competition. Higher substitutability increases welfare, output and
productivity because resources shift towards the most productive sectors. However, since
markups are equal across sectors, changes in market power do not affect the relative price of
consumption goods, implying that the induced changes in market power do not have any
direct effect on equilibrium allocations.},
author = {Winfried Koeniger and Omar Licandro},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {L16; 330; monopolistic competition; substitution; market power; output; Monopolistischer Wettbewerb; Produktsubstitution; Marktmacht; Allgemeines Gleichgewicht; Wirtschaftswachstum; Theorie},
language = {eng},
number = {1007},
title = {Substitutability and Competition in the Dixit-Stiglitz Model},
type = {IZA Discussion paper series},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20242},
year = {2004}
}
