A note on the excess entry theorem in spatial models with elastic demand

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 567-571

  Gu, Yiquan ^a,c   Wenzel, Tobias ^b,c  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c cRuhr Graduate School in Economics   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elastic demand; Excess entry theorem; Spatial models

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ELASTICITIES; DEMAND FUNCTION; ELASTIC DEMAND; EXCESS ENTRY THEOREM; LIMITING CASE; MONOPOLISTIC COMPETITION; NEW YORK; SPATIAL MODELS; TRANSPORTATION COST;

COMPETITION; FUNCTIONS;

ELASTICITY;

EID: 67849097345     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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