Welfare in a differentiated oligopoly with free entry: A cautionary note

Research in Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-133

  Cellini, Roberto ^a   Lambertini, Luca ^b   Ottaviano, Gianmarco I P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Free entry; Long run equilibrium; Oligopoly; Product differentiation; Social welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042575855     PISSN: 10909443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rie.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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