Unequal treatment of identical agents in cournot equilibrium

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 585-604

  Salant, Stephen W ^a   Shaffer, Greg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 0037479290     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.3.585     Document Type: Article

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