On the persistence of rationing following liberalization: A theory for economies in transition

European Economic Review

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1259-1279

  Berkowitz, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive price; Consumption bias; Market clearing price; Monopolistic private sector; Monopoly price; Non monopolistic private sector; Private capacity; Rationing price; State capacity

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PRICE REGULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRADE LIBERALISATION; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY;

EID: 0030485359     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2921(95)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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