Dixit-Stiglitz model

noun

A mathematical model of monopolistic competition that formalizes consumers' preferences for product variety by using a CES function.

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Meanings

nounDixit-Stiglitz model (plural Dixit-Stiglitz models)

plural Dixit-Stiglitz models

  1. economicsA mathematical model of monopolistic competition that formalizes consumers' preferences for product variety by using a CES function.

Origin

Developed by Avinash Dixit and Joseph Stiglitz (1977).

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