I remember reading about it in Frederich Sherer''s (old-fashioned) Industrial Organization textbook. Jim
-----Original Message----- From: Michael Pollak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sat 8/2/2003 6:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: Re: [PEN-L] Microeconomics of cornering On Sat, 2 Aug 2003, Devine, James wrote: > this seems related to the model often used in industrial organization of > the dominant firm facing a competitive fringe. The firm takes the supply > curve (quantity supplied at each price) of the competitive fringe for > granted and then acts as if it were a monopoly. Can anyone recommend a clear and concise exposition of this model I could read? Or an introduction to the literature on it? Any suggestions appreciated. Michael