A Welfare Analysis of Local Franchise and Other Types of Regulation: Evidence from the Cable TV Industry

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-180

  Otsuka, Yasuji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 0031540821     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007902215969     Document Type: Article

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