Price wars and the stability of collusion: A study of the pre-world war I bromine industry

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-137

  Levenstein, Margaret C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0031498884     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6451.00039     Document Type: Article

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