The persistence of profits in the long run: A new approach

International Journal of the Economics of Business

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 229-244

  Cable, John R ^a   Jackson, Richard H G ^b  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Profit persistence; Structural Time Series

Indexed keywords

EID: 45849150731     PISSN: 13571516     EISSN: 14661829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13571510802134403     Document Type: Article

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