Investment in tourism market: A dynamic model of differentiated oligopoly

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 41-58

  Candela, Guido ^a   Cellini, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b University of Catania and CESifo Research Network   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential games; Reservation price; Tourism

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS; MARKETING; NATURAL RESOURCES; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

DYNAMIC MODEL; NASH EQUILIBRIUM; OLIGOPOLY; TOURISM MARKET;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

INVESTMENT; OLIGOPOLY; RESOURCE ECONOMY; TOURISM ECONOMICS; TOURISM MARKET;

EID: 33747587613     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-006-9005-3     Document Type: Article

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