Welfare effects of pricing in anticipation of laspeyres price-cap regulation: An example

Bulletin of Economic Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-27

  Law, Peter J ^a  

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EID: 0038282982     PISSN: 03073378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8586.00024     Document Type: Article

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