N-firm oligopolies with production adjustment costs: Best responses and equilibrium

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-99

  Zhao, Jijun ^a   Szidarovszky, Ferenc ^b  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Best responses; Cournot oligopoly; Equilibrium; Production adjustment cost

Indexed keywords

EID: 50449100019     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

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