A theory of buyer-seller networks

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 485-508

  Kranton, Rachel E ^a   Minehart, Deborah F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001689460     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.3.485     Document Type: Article

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