The clearest presentation of new results on existence of equilibria using lattice theory. An advanced student in industrial organization will find this a great resource on recent developments in oligopoly theory. It really helps prepare a student for research.
Jonathan H. Hamilton, Professor, University of Florida, and Editor, Southern Economic Journal
Xavier Vives provides a thorough and rigorous description of the theory of oligopoly pricing and its intellectual history. Graduate students in industrial organization, and others looking for a summary of recent developments, will benefit from reading this book by a leading scholar in the field.
Robert Porter, William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Economics, Northwestern University
Xavier Vives has been one of the leading contributors to the modern theory of oligopoly. This book should prove an indispensable reference on the subject.
Eric Maskin, Department of Economics, Harvard University
An exceedingly careful and thorough treatment of the theoretical stock of knowledge on imperfect competition by one of the best oligopoly theorists of his generation. Its extensive use of the theory of supermodular games makes this book truly unique and on the cutting edge. Its comprehensive coverage and attention to theoretical foundations and to proving results rigorously and with utmost generality means that scholars, not just students, will benefit from reading it.
Joseph Harrington, Professor of Economics, The Johns Hopkins University
The great accomplishment of Industrial Organization is the application of game theory to the study of industry conduct. Xavier Vives provides an up-o-date and appreciative guide to that accomplishment.
Michael Riordan, Professor of Economics, Columbia University
Xavier Vives is one of the outstanding scholars of his generation in oligopoly and industrial organization theory. His book, Oligopoly Pricing, is learned, broad, deep, and up-to-date. He understands and explains well the originators from Cournot onward all the way to the most contemporary contributions.
James W. Friedman, Kenan Professor of Economics, University of North Carolina
