Competitive pressure and economic integration: An illustration for Spain, 1983-1996

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1435-1459

  Siotis, Georges ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Economic integration; GMM; Instrumental variables; Mark ups

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 0141732326     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7187(03)00051-1     Document Type: Article

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