Dynamic oligopoly with sticky prices: Closed-loop, feedback, and open-loop solutions

Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-314

  Cellini, R ^a   Lambertini, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential games; Loop decision rules; Pricing; Subgame perfection

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); FEEDBACK CONTROL; FUNCTIONS; GAME THEORY; HAMILTONIANS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; THEOREM PROVING;

DIFFERENTIAL GAMES; DYNAMIC OLIGOPOLY; FIRST ORDER CONDITION; HAMILTON-BELLMAN-JACOBI EQUATIONS; LOOP DECISION RULES; NASH EQUILIBRIUM; OPEN LOOP SOLUTION; SUBGAME PERFECTION;

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 3142770562     PISSN: 10792724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JODS.0000034432.46970.64     Document Type: Article

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