A note on the excess entry theorem in spatial markets

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1071-1076

  Matsumura, Toshihiro ^a   Okamura, Makoto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circular city model; Excess entry theorem; Transport costs

Indexed keywords

COSTS; FUNCTIONS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; THEOREM PROVING;

COST FUNCTIONS; PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION; PRODUCTION COSTS;

MARKETING;

EID: 33746623331     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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