The welfare losses from price-matching policies

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-167

  Edlin, Aaron S ^a   Emch, Eric R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033415831     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6451.00095     Document Type: Article

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