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   One way to interpret this result is to see our two-stage game as a mechanism to generate Cournot-like outcomes that dispenses with the mythical auctioneer. </p>
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<p>A justification is given in <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/3003636?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kreps-Scheinkmann (1983)</a>. They argue that this is the outcome if price competition follows production. For details see the linked article.</p>

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<p>In the cornout model two firms choose the amount of a product they wish to produce. It is assumed that the price that results is the market clearing price for the total supply. Is there a justification for this?</p>

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why is market clearing price assumed in cournot model with homogenous products
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# why is market clearing price assumed in cournot model with homogenous products

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-20)

In the cornout model two firms choose the amount of a product they wish to produce. It is assumed that the price that results is the market clearing price for the total supply. Is there a justification for this?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-05-20. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

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> One way to interpret this result is to see our two-stage game as a mechanism to generate Cournot-like outcomes that dispenses with the mythical auctioneer.

A justification is given in [Kreps-Scheinkmann (1983)](https://www.jstor.org/stable/3003636?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents). They argue that this is the outcome if price competition follows production. For details see the linked article.


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