The dynamics of markups and inventories in retailing firms

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 275-308

  Aguirregabiria, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 0001180740     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-937X.00088     Document Type: Article

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