Market segmentation and the diffusion of quality-enhancing innovations: The case of downhill skiing

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 493-501

  Mulligan, James G ^a   Llinares, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 0242643055     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003465303322369678     Document Type: Article

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