This case describes two shipping firms in a price war in the market of container shipping to and from the small Caribbean island. The situation is a classic duopoly. The case is a table of contributions to both firms, depending on their prices. This table is the basis of which the class to explore the concept of a Nash equilibrium, price leadership, and the prisoner's dilemma. See also'' Lesser Antilles Lines (B)'' and'' Lesser Antilles Lines (C).'' «Hide
by Phillip E. Pfeifer, James V. Gelly Source: Darden School of Business 11 pages . Publication Date: 05 April 1991. Prod. #: UV0351-PDF-ENG
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