Essential facility access in Europe: Building a test for antitrust policy

Review of Law and Economics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-110

  Castaldo, Angelo ^a,b   Nicita, Antonio ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

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EID: 34247594375     PISSN: 15555879     EISSN: 15555879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1555-5879.1078     Document Type: Article

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