Sunk costs and regulation in the U.S. pesticide industry

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-168

  Ollinger, Michael ^a   Fernandez Cornejo, Jorge ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Market structure; Pesticide regulation; Sunk costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032363202     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7187(96)01049-1     Document Type: Article

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