"Conjecturizing" Cournot: The conjectural variation approach to duopoly theory

History of Political Economy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-204

  Giocoli, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 2942586612     PISSN: 00182702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/00182702-35-2-175     Document Type: Article

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