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Differential Games and Oligopoly Theory: An Overview

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  • R. Cellini
  • L. Lambertini

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We illustrate the foundations of the theory of differential games, with particular regard to the definition of information sets and solutions concepts. Then, we provide a survey of several relevant applications of the theory to modelling the behavior of oligopolic firms.

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Paper provided by Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna in its series Working Papers with number 369.

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