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Oligopoly firms with quantity-price strategic decisions

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  • Tong Zhang & B. Brorsen, 2011. "Oligopoly firms with quantity-price strategic decisions," Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination, Springer;Society for Economic Science with Heterogeneous Interacting Agents, vol. 6(2), pages 157-170, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:jeicoo:v:6:y:2011:i:2:p:157-170
    DOI: 10.1007/s11403-011-0081-2
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    Keywords

    Agent-based artificial market; Oligopoly; Particle swarm optimization; C72; L13; Q13;
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    JEL classification:

    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness

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