The effects of market structure and ownership on prices and service offerings in the U.S. cable television industry

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 732-750

  Emmons III, William M ^a   Prager, Robin A ^a  

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EID: 0031321214     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2555784     Document Type: Article

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