On natural selection in oligopolistic markets

Corchon, Luis (1990): On natural selection in oligopolistic markets.

Abstract

In this paper I analyze the kind of behavior which can be considered evolutively stable in an oligopolistic market

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Oligopoly; Natural Selection; Stability
• Subjects: L - Industrial Organization > L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance > L13 - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets; D - Microeconomics > D4 - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design > D43 - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C7 - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory > C73 - Stochastic and Dynamic Games ; Evolutionary Games ; Repeated Games

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