C13: Oligopoly Flashcards
Game Theory
A set of tools enabling us to study strategic decision making
Game
Startegic interaction between players were one’s outcome depends on their choices and those of others
Common knowledge
Todos lo sabe, saben q lo saben, saben q saben q lo saben etc
2 game categories
- Static: Players act simultaneously and don’t know what the otehrs are going to do
- Dynamic: NO ENTRA
Nash Equilibrium
Matriz q me la se
Rationale q me lo se (mejor outcome sea cual sea la decision dle otro)
Estrategia q se elige siempre dominant strategy
NE of game
(outcome p1, outcome p2)
Cournot
Todo del libro + ejs
Cournot +2 players
Sigo con el libro
Bertrand
Firms set price and market q (identical products)
Firms price undercut each other to gain upper hand (until P=MC, durante P>MC)
Takeaway: With only 2 firms -> PC
Stackelberg
LIBRO