Monopoly quality degradation and regulation in cable television

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 181-219

  Crawford, Gregory S ^a   Shum, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34249949760     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/508310     Document Type: Review

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