Necessary and sufficient conditions for the optimal number of firms

DOI10.1007/S00712-009-0096-5zbMATH Open1195.91099OpenAlexW1981471926MaRDI QIDQ843737FDOQ843737

Authors: Jingang Zhao 

Publication date: 15 January 2010

Published in: Journal of Economics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00712-009-0096-5

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zbMATH Keywords

antitrustentrymergersoligopolyexitoptimal number of firms

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special types of economic markets (including Cournot, Bertrand) (91B54) Welfare economics (91B15)

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• Entry Barriers and Economic Welfare
• Does entry improve welfare? A general equilibrium approach to competition policy

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