Loss-leaders banning laws as vertical restraints

Journal of Agricultural and Food Industrial Organization

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Allain, Marie Laure ^a   Chambolle, Claire ^b  

^a CREST   (France)

^b LORIA   (France)

Author keywords

Intrabrand competition; Loss leaders; Retailing sector; Vertical restraints

Indexed keywords

EID: 18444391180     PISSN: 15420485     EISSN: 15420485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-0485.1092     Document Type: Article

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