Self-defeating behaviour

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This feature took the form of a parameter representing the degree of revenue-maximizing behaviour. The value of this parameter (between 0 and 1 within the mathematical framework of the model) was set so that, where there was a possibility of companies increasing their profits as a result of the policy levers, this would never be implemented in a manner such that it would attract new entry and therefore be self-defeating, i.e. that the firms exhibit limit pricing (see later discussion on profit maximization). As a result, new entry was only assumed to take place when companies did not have the opportunity of increasing their profits as a result of the policy levers introduced. 

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