The law of one price in a network: Arbitrage and price dynamics in natural gas city gate markets

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 555-570

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0001027931     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.1996.tb01118.x     Document Type: Article

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