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Mixed motives in a Cournot game

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  • Thomas Riechmann

    (University of Magdeburg, FEMM)

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The paper analyzes a Cournot model with two types of firms: Maximizers of profits and maximizers of relative payoffs. It is shown that the equilibrium is located somewhere between the regular Cournot-Nash equilibrium and the competitive Walrasian (or Bertrand-) equilibrium.

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  • Thomas Riechmann, 2006. "Mixed motives in a Cournot game," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 4(29), pages 1-8.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebl:ecbull:eb-06d40004
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