Are sunk costs a barrier to entry?

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-112

  Cabral, Luís M B ^a   Ross, Thomas W ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 38849140427     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: 15309134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9134.2008.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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