Competition or predation? Consumer coordination, strategic pricing and price floors in network markets

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-231

  Farrell, Joseph ^a   Katz, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 21344470655     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1821.2005.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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