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Teaching Cournot without Derivatives

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  • Dufwenberg, Martin

    (Dept. of Economics, Stockholm University)

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A simple technique for teaching the Cournot model to first year students is presented. The approach involves convincing the students that out of all rectangles with a common circumference, the square has the greatest area. No use is made of derivatives. The same approach can be used to understand some other market forms.

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  • Dufwenberg, Martin, 1999. "Teaching Cournot without Derivatives," Research Papers in Economics 1999:5, Stockholm University, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:sunrpe:1999_0005
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    1. Ludovic A. Julien & Olivier Musy & Aurélien W. Saïdi, 2014. "Exploring Duopoly Markets with Conjectural Variations," The Journal of Economic Education, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(4), pages 330-346, December.

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    Keywords

    Cournot model; teaching; first year students; derivatives; rectangle method;
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    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate

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