The behaviour of the firm under alternative regulatory constraints

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-157

  Burns, Philip ^a   Turvey, Ralph ^b   Weyman Jones, Thomas G ^c  

^a Somerset House   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0008677113     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9485.00086     Document Type: Article

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