THE USES OF DIVERSITY: COMPETITIVE BEARINGS OF DIVERSITIES IN COST AND DEMAND FUNCTIONS.

This paper is concerned with some aspects of the formidable problem of defining conditions under which the action of competitive forces may be both feasible and effective in an industrial age of gigantic units and massively-applied science and all the difficulties they bring with them. By way of nor...

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Publicado en:American Economic Review Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 474 - 483
Autor principal: Clark, J. M.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: American Economic Association May58
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        Competition
        International economic integration
        Capital movements
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        Economic equilibrium
        International trade
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          Competition
          International economic integration
          Capital movements
          Creative ability in science
          Economic equilibrium
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