Impacts of entry by counterfeiters

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1577-1609

  Qian, Yi ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55649125380     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2008.123.4.1577     Document Type: Article

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