Price Differences in Almost Competitive Markets

John W. Pratt; David A. Wise; Richard Zeckhauser

doi:10.2307/1883191

Abstract

I. Introduction, 189.—II. Equilibria in models without learning—the case of knowledge, 191.—III. Equilibrium in models with learning, 196.—IV. Empirically observed distributions of prices quoted by different sellers, 204.—V. Qualifications, implications, and conclusions, 205.

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EconomicsEconometricsMicroeconomicsMathematical economics

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Year: 1979
Type: article
Volume: 93
Issue: 2
Pages: 189-189
Citations: 361
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                                    John W. Pratt, 
                                
                                    David A. Wise, 
                                
                                    Richard Zeckhauser
                                
                            (1979). 
                            Price Differences in Almost Competitive Markets. 
                            The Quarterly Journal of Economics
                            , 93
                            (2)
                            , 189-189.
                            https://doi.org/10.2307/1883191

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DOI: 10.2307/1883191