The effects of mergers in open-auction markets

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 287-304

  Waehrer, Keith ^a   Perry, Martin K ^a  

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EID: 0042244173     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1593718     Document Type: Article

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