This book provides a systematic explanation and analysis of the widespread prevalence of differentiated products in modern market economies.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Spatial models of imperfect competition; 3. Symmetric preferences, the Chamberlinian paradigm; 4. Product diversity and product selection: market equilibria and social optima; 5. Product quality and market structure; 6. Vertical product differentiation; 7. Product differentiation and market imperfection: limit theorems; 8. Product differentiation and the entry process; 9. The gains from trade under product differentiation; Notes; Bibliography; Indexes.