Product market competition and boundaries of the firm

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 948-970

  De Bettignies, Jean Etienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

L13; L14; L22

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); FIRM SIZE; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RETAILING;

EID: 33746778757     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: 15405982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5982.2006.00377.x     Document Type: Article

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