The impact of the 1992 Cable Act on household demand and welfare

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 422-449

  Crawford, Gregory S ^a  

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EID: 0034356060     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2600995     Document Type: Article

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