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COWLES FOUNDATION DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 713

COWLES FOUNDATION DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 713

"The Many Approaches to the Study of Monopolistic Competition"

Martin Shubik

August 1984

It is suggested here that there are many highly different purposes for the study and application of theories of oligopolistic competition, monopolistic competition, and allied topics. This paper sets the different purposes and questions in context, then makes criticisms and suggestions as to where to go from here.

JEL Classification: 611

Keywords: Monopolistic competition, oligopolistic competition

See CFP 641