Abstract
After a brief biography of Augustin Cournot, this note gives a selective outline of his Recherches sur les principes mathématiques de la theorie des richesses and then discusses the acceptance of the book and its mathematical method by fellow-economists during Cournot's life and after his death.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Equilibrium Theory for Cournot Oligopolies and Related Games |
Place of Publication | Bern, Switzerland |
Publisher | Springer |
Chapter | 3 |
Pages | 15-29 |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319292540 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319292533 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- selling price
- price competition
- monopoly price
- perfect competition
- strategic variable