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Oligopoly, the Organization of Production and Strategic Behavior

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Oligopoly and Dynamic Competition

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The strong revival in the study of industrial economics which has taken place in recent years — so much so that one may justifiably call it a renaissance in the discipline (Bresnahan and Schimalensee [11]) — has led to renewed interest in the themes inherent in the study of oligopoly and dynamic competition, placing at the center of analytic interest the individual strategies of firms (1).

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    Patrizio Bianchi

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Bianchi, P. (1992). Oligopoly, the Organization of Production and Strategic Behavior. In: Baldassarri, M. (eds) Oligopoly and Dynamic Competition. Central Issues in Contemporary Economic Theory and Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12818-1_1

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