The economic effects of the marathon-ashland joint venture: The importance of industry supply shocks and vertical market structure

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 419-451

  Taylor, Christopher T ^a   Hosken, Daniel S ^a  

^a FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION   (United States)

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EID: 34548595675     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: 14676451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6451.2007.00318.x     Document Type: Article

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