Pricing of scientific journals and market power

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 400-410

  Dewatripont, Mathias ^a   Ginsburgh, Victor ^a   Legros, Patrick ^a   Walckiers, Alexis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

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EID: 36749096207     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jeea.2007.5.2-3.400     Document Type: Conference Paper

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