Do rockets rise faster and feathers fall slower in an atmosphere of local market power? Evidence from the retail gasoline market

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 581-612

  Verlinda, Jeremy A ^a  

^a Economic Analysis Group   (United States)

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EID: 55849139201     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: 14676451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6451.2008.00351.x     Document Type: Article

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