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Oligopoly Theory

Oligopoly Theory is a theoretical framework in industrial organization economics that explains strategic interactions among a small number of interdependent firms in a market, distinguishing it from other market structure theories by its focus on pricing, output, and competitive behavior under conditions of mutual dependence and barriers to entry.

1.7K

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118.4K

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2K

Authors

942

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Estimating Discrete-Choice Models of Product Differentiation

Steven Berry · The RAND Journal of Economics · 1994 · 3K citations

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Multimarket Oligopoly: Strategic Substitutes and Complements

Jeremy Bulow, John Geanakoplos, Paul Klemperer · Journal of Political Economy · 1985 · 2.6K citations

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Cooperative and Noncooperative R&D in Duopoly With Spillovers

Claude d'Aspremont-Lynden, Alexis Jacquemin · American Economic Review · 1988 · 2.1K citations

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Rationalizability, Learning, and Equilibrium in Games with Strategic Complementarities

Paul Milgrom, John Roberts · Econometrica · 1990 · 1.9K citations

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A Theory of Oligopoly

George J. Stigler · Journal of Political Economy · 1964 · 1.8K citations

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Authors

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  1. LL
    Luca Lambertini

    University of Bologna, Italy

    23 publications · 930 citations

    17

    h-index

  2. TM
    Toshihiro Matsumura

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    21 publications · 1.2K citations

    17

    h-index

  3. XV
    Xavier Vives

    IESE Business School, Spain

    12 publications · 764 citations

    12

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  4. KO
    Koji Okuguchi

    Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan

    12 publications · 470 citations

    12

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  5. FS
    Ferenc Szidarovszky

    University of Arizona, United States

    11 publications · 261 citations

    11

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Institutions

942

  1. University of Bologna

    Bologna, Italy

    21 h-index

    38 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. Centre for Economic Policy Research

    London, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    29 publications

    909 citations

  3. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    18 h-index

    35 publications

    1.8K citations

  4. National Bureau of Economic Research

    Cambridge, United States

    17 h-index

    32 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    17 h-index

    32 publications

    2.1K citations

  6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    16 h-index

    25 publications

    3.9K citations

  7. Tilburg University

    Tilburg, The Netherlands

    16 h-index

    32 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. Ifo Institute for Economic Research

    Munich, Germany

    16 h-index

    24 publications

    615 citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of Industrial Organization

    76 publications · 4.1K citations

    36

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  2. The RAND Journal of Economics

    42 publications · 9.9K citations

    33

    h-index

  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 100 publications · 3.1K citations

    31

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  4. Journal of Industrial Economics

    47 publications · 2.3K citations

    27

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  5. The Review of Economic Studies

    36 publications · 3.1K citations

    26

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