Issues of Strategic Trade Policy for Small Countries
从博弈论角度分析小国在寡头市场、贸易谈判和联盟形成中的策略优势,如保持小国地位、耐心谈判和搭便车。
Three game theoretic issues of international trade and commercial policy are examined fro m the special perspective of small countries. In oligopolistic market s, the question is when their ability to remain credibly small player s can be an advantage. In negotiations about trade regimes, small cou ntries' gains from various kinds of trade are analyzed, and their abi lity to achieve a better outcome by being more patient is considered. The formation of alliances is briefly examined, where small countrie s can gain if they can become free riders or pivotal voters. Copyright 1987 by The editors of the Scandinavian Journal of Economics.