Supply function equilibria: Step functions and continuous representations
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- Pär Holmberg & David Newbery & Daniel Ralph, 2008. "Supply Function Equilibria: Step functions and continuous representations," Working Papers EPRG 0829, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.
- Holmberg, Pär & Newbery, David & Ralph, Daniel, 2009. "Supply Function Equilibria: Step Functions and Continuous Representations," Working Paper Series 788, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.
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Keywords
Multi-unit auctions; Supply function equilibria; Convergence of Nash equilibria; Wholesale electricity markets;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C62 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Existence and Stability Conditions of Equilibrium
- C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
- D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
- D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
- L94 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Electric Utilities
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