Advertising restrictions and competition in the children's breakfast cereal industry

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 757-780

  Clark, C Robert ^a  

^a HEC MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 44449094993     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/519820     Document Type: Article

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