The learning curve in a competitive industry

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 248-268

  Petrakis, Emmanuel ^a   Rasmusen, Eric ^a   Santanu, Roy ^a  

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EID: 0031518693     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2555804     Document Type: Article

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