Price dispersion and learning in a dynamic differentiated-goods duopoly

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 138-165

  Keller, Godfrey ^a   Rady, Sven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 0037362140     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3087447     Document Type: Article

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