Strategic competition among the few ― some recent developments in the economics of industry

摘要: The title of this article is intended as a signal two things. First, we are concerned with industries where several — but not many firms actually or potentially in competition each other. Thus our topic among the few,1 oligopoly, rather than polar extremes textbook perfect and pure monopoly. Secondly, interested strategic nature between firms, meaning ‘strategic’ can be explained follows: If essence game strategy dependence person’s proper choice action on what he expects other to do, it may useful define ‘strategic move’ A move one that influences choice, manner favourable one’s self, by affecting expectations how self will behave. Schelling (1960, p. 150)