The concentration-profits stalemate I: Causality and interpretation problems

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 265-276

  Fourie, F C V N ^a   Smith, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

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EID: 0032250281     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.1998.tb01267.x     Document Type: Article

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