On the existence of Cournot-Nash equilibria in continuum games

Journal of Mathematical Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 207-223

  Balder, Erik J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C72; Feeble topology; Mixed and pure Cournot Nash equilibria; Narrow topology; Young measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008531680     PISSN: 03044068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4068(98)00041-X     Document Type: Article

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