Monopoly power, price discrimination, and access to biotechnology innovations

AgBioForum

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 127-133

  Acquaye, Albert K A ^a   Traxler, Greg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; Intellectual property protection; Monopoly; Price discrimination; Welfare distribution

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 25844477026     PISSN: 1522936X     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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