Competition and productivity growth: The case of the U.S. telephone industry

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 678-691

  Gort, Michael ^a   Sung, Nakil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b KT Cooperation   (South Korea)

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EID: 0033414571     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1999.tb01456.x     Document Type: Article

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