Planned obsolescence and the R&D decision

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 583-595

  Waldman, Michael ^a  

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EID: 0000700486     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2555845     Document Type: Article

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