A Note on the Equivalence of the Conjectural Variations Solution and the Coefficient of Cooperation

被引：25
作者：
Escrihuela-Villar, Marc [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Illes Balears, Dept Economa Aplicada, Palma De Mallorca 07122, Baleares, Spain
来源：
B E JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL ECONOMICS | 2015年 / 15卷 / 02期
关键词：
conjectural variations; oligopoly; relative profit; COMPETITION; SPITE; PRICE;
D O I：
10.1515/bejte-2014-0094
中图分类号：
F [经济];
学科分类号：
02 ;
摘要：
This note shows that in a general symmetric quantity-setting oligopoly, the conjectural variations solution replicates that of a model where the "coefficient of cooperation" defined by Cyert and DeGroot (1973) is interpreted as the parameter indicating severity of competition.
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