Learning the demand function in a repeated Cournot oligopoly game

International Journal of Systems Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 403-419

  Bischi, Gian Italo ^a   Sbragia, Lucia ^a   Szidarovszky, Ferenc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Bifurcations; Dynamical systems; Heterogeneity; Oligopoly game; Stability

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST FUNCTIONS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; GAME THEORY;

DEMAND FUNCTION; HETEROGENEITY; LEARNING PROCESS; OLIGOPOLY GAME; STEADY STATE;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 40249113324     PISSN: 00207721     EISSN: 14645319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207720701792131     Document Type: Article

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