An econometric model of location and pricing in the gasoline market

Journal of Marketing Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 622-635

  Chan, Tat Y ^a   Padmanabhan, V ^b   Seetharaman, P B ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b INSEAD   (Singapore)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36349021402     PISSN: 00222437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jmkr.44.4.622     Document Type: Article

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