The generalized war of attrition

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 175-189

  Bulow, Jeremy ^a   Klemperer, Paul ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0008977837     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.1.175     Document Type: Article

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