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A Note on Competitive Foresight and Optimum Product Diversity

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  • Larry E. Jones, 1982. "A Note on Competitive Foresight and Optimum Product Diversity," Discussion Papers 541, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science.
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    1. Larry E. Jones, 1983. "The Efficiency of Monopolistically Competitive Equilibria in Large Economies: Commodity Differentiation With Pure Substitutes," Discussion Papers 574, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science.

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