Published March 15, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

The dynamics of Bertrand model with bounded rationality

  • 1. School of Economics and Management, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189 (China)
  • 2. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Min Hang, Shanghai 200240 (China)

Description

The paper considers a Bertrand model with bounded rational. A duopoly game is modelled by two nonlinear difference equations. By using the theory of bifurcations of dynamical systems, the existence and stability for the equilibria of this system are obtained. Numerical simulations used to show bifurcations diagrams, phase portraits for various parameters and sensitive dependence on initial conditions. We observe that an increase of the speed of adjustment of bounded rational player may change the stability of Nash equilibrium point and cause bifurcation and chaos to occur. The analysis and results in this paper are interesting in mathematics and economics.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2007.06.056

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.chaos.2007.06.056;
PII
S0960-0779(07)00446-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 2048-2055
ISSN
0960-0779

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41008741
Subject category
S97: MATHEMATICAL METHODS AND COMPUTING;
Descriptors DEI
BIFURCATION; CHAOS THEORY; EQUATIONS; EQUILIBRIUM; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; SIMULATION; STABILITY
Descriptors DEC
MATHEMATICS

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