The effect of Wal-Mart Supercenters on grocery prices in New England

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-26

  Volpe III, Richard J ^a   Lavoie, Nathalie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 40449131315     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: 14679353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2007.00389.x     Document Type: Article

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