Firm scale and the endogenous timing of entry: A choice between commitment and flexibility

Journal of Economic Theory

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 516-530

  Sadanand, Asha ^a   Sadanand, Venkatraman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 0030209549     PISSN: 00220531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeth.1996.0102     Document Type: Article

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