6. OLIGOPOLY THEORY and the Domestic Rayon Industry

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS xi
4. CHARTS xv
5. TABLES xvi
6. 1. INTRODUCTION to the Problem 1
7. 2. DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURE of the Rayon Yarn Industry in the United States 6
8. 3. THE RELATIONSHIP between the Size and Number of Producers in the Domestic Rayon Industry 42
9. 4. RAYON PRICE and Product Composition and Terms of Trade 58
10. 5. PRICE BEHAVIOR among Firms 68
11. 6. OLIGOPOLY THEORY and the Domestic Rayon Industry 99
12. 7. SHORT-RUN MOVEMENTS Cycles, and Trends in Rayon Price and Output 108
13. 8. SHORT-RUN AND LONG-RUN Rayon Price Determinants 145
14. 9. PROFITS, INVESTMENT, and Prices 178
15. 10. THE WORKABILITY OF Competition in the Domestic Rayon Industry 191
16. APPENDICES
17. APPENDIX A. Recent Developments in the Domestic Rayon Industry 215
18. APPENDIX B. Organizations and Associations Jointly Sponsored by Domestic Rayon Yarn Producers 219
19. APPENDIX C. Methodology and Statistical Computations 223
20. APPENDIX D. Tables 229
21. BIBLIOGRAPHY 235
22. INDEX 239