On measuring competitive viability and monopoly power in cable: An empirical cost approach

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 962-970

  Kelly, Mary T ^a   Ying, John S ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0242426652     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465303772815862     Document Type: Review

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