Cheap talk and investment rivalry in the pulp and paper industry

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-73

  Christensen, Laurits Rolf ^a   Caves, Richard E ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031538340     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6451.00034     Document Type: Article

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