The tradeoffs between retail service and exclusivity in distribution: Welfare and policy implications

International Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 241-261

  Moner Colonques, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exclusive dealing; Multi product retailing; Retail service competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749161076     PISSN: 01448188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.irle.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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