Product variety and welfare under tough and soft pricing regimes

Economic Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 434, 1996, Pages 76-91

  Norman, George ^a   Thisse, Jacques François ^a  

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EID: 0008328075     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2234932     Document Type: Article

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