Do mergers increase product variety? Evidence from radio broadcasting

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1009-1025

  Berry, Steven T ^a   Waldfogel, Joel ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0040970607     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/00335530152466296     Document Type: Article

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