The internal consistency of perfect competition

Jakob Kapeller; Stephan Pühringer

doi:10.46298/jpe.10598

Jakob Kapeller ; Stephan Pühringer - The internal consistency of perfect competition

jpe:10598 - Journal of Philosophical Economics, May 20, 2010, Volume III Issue 2 - https://doi.org/10.46298/jpe.10598

The internal consistency of perfect competitionArticle

Authors: Jakob Kapeller ^1,²; Stephan Pühringer ^1,²

1 University of Linz
2 University of Linz - Johannes Kepler Universität Linz

This article surveys some arguments brought forward in defense of the theory of perfect competition. While some critics propose that the theory of perfect competition, and thus also the theory of the firm, are logically flawed, (mainstream) economists defend their most popular textbook model by a series of apparently different arguments. Here it is examined whether these arguments are comparable, consistent and convincing from the point of view of philosophy of science.

https://doi.org/10.46298/jpe.10598

Source: HAL:hal-03704560v1

Volume: Volume III Issue 2

Section: Articles

Published on: May 20, 2010

Imported on: December 28, 2022

Keywords: [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences, [en] perfect competition, mainstream economics, theory of the firm, conflicting assumptions

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