
doi: 10.2307/135091
The paper presents an analysis of the effect upon an oligopolistic equilibrium of introducing a voluntary export restraint (VER) upon an importing firm. A VER set at the free trade level of imports is shown to raise the profits of all firms within the industry. The result follows as the imposition of a VER upon a free trade Nash price competition, forces the domestic firm to become an industry price leader. The VER raises industry prices by facilitating collusion and lowers consumer welfare. Pourquoi les restrictions volontaires d 1'exportation sont 'volontaires.' Ce memoire presente une analyse des effets de l'introduction de restrictions volontaires A l'exportation (RVE) sur une entreprise qui importe dans un monde en equilibre oligopolistique. On montre que l'introduction de RVE approximant le niveau des importations en regime de libre echange devrait augmenter les profits de toutes les entreprises dans l'industrie. Cela decoule du fait que l'imposition de RVE sur un univers de concurrence par les prix a la Nash en regime de libre echange force l'entreprise domestique A devenir le leader en prix. L'introduction de RVE augmente le niveau des prix de l'industrie en facilitant la collusion et de ce fait reduit le niveau de bien-etre des consomrnateurs.
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