Middlemen versus market makers: A theory of competitive exchange

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 353-403

  Rust, John ^a   Hall, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMODITY MARKET; COMPETITIVENESS; MARKET CONDITIONS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0037530292     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/367684     Document Type: Article

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