Joan Robinson, 1903–83 and Edward Chamberlin, 1899–1967: Theory of the Firm

Gianni Vaggi and Peter Groenewegen
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Peter Groenewegen: University of Sydney

Chapter 29 in A Concise History of Economic Thought, 2003, pp 283-287 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The dilemma posed for competition and increasing returns could in principle be solved by Sraffa’s suggestion that a theory of price determination was more appropriately situated in a world of monopolies than in one of pure competition (see Chapter 28, above). Sraffa’s suggestion was taken up by Joan Robinson in her Imperfect Competition. Alternatively, it was possible to merge aspects of monopoly and competition in the manner of Marshall, concentrating on selling and marketing costs so essential when a firm faces a downward sloping demand curve, and hence arrive at a world of monopolistic competition. This was the rather different approach taken by Chamberlin at Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Keywords: Marginal Cost; Demand Curve; Average Cost; Cost Curve; Price Determination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230505803_29

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