Dynamic equilibrium in the hospital industry

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-74

  Gowrisankaran, Gautam ^a   Town, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031487301     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/105864097567020     Document Type: Article

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