Testing a Model of the Kinked Demand Curve

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This paper analyses survey data on the responses firms expect from their competitors when they change prices. There is evidence of an asymmetry in expected responses, which provides some support for modified versions of the kinked demand curve. The asymmetry in responses is found to be cyclically sensitive, and to differ with certain firm characteristics.