Bose-Einstein dynamics and adaptive contracting in the motion picture industry

Economic Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 439, 1996, Pages 1493-1514

  De Vany, Arthur ^a   Walls, W David ^a  

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EID: 0000179335     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2235197     Document Type: Article

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