Abstract
Chaos theory offers a new mode of analyzing the complexity of nonlinear (economic) dynamics. A growing list of applications is mainly focused on modeling macroeconomic (growth and business) cycles and dynamic (consumer's and firms') choice. This paper provides a nonlinear dynamic model of Cournot competition. The model improves upon Rand (1978) and Dana and Montrucchio (1986) by permitting monopoly output to be positive. The existence of chaotic regimes is proven and simulation experiments illustrate the implications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 161-185 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | Metroeconomica |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |