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On Symmetric Cournot-Nash Equilibrium Distributions in a Finite-Action, Atomless Game

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Equilibrium Theory in Infinite Dimensional Spaces

Part of the book series: Studies in Economic Theory ((ECON.THEORY,volume 1))

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We show that in a finite action, atomless game, every Cournot-Nash equilibrium distribution can “besymmetrized.” This yields an elementary proof of a result of Mas-Colell.

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Khan, M.A., Sun, Y.N. (1991). On Symmetric Cournot-Nash Equilibrium Distributions in a Finite-Action, Atomless Game. In: Khan, M.A., Yannelis, N.C. (eds) Equilibrium Theory in Infinite Dimensional Spaces. Studies in Economic Theory, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07071-0_16

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