How to auction a bottleneck monopoly when underhand vertical agreements are possible

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 427-455

  Engel, Eduardo M R A ^a   Fischer, Ronald D ^b   Galetovic, Alexander ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

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EID: 5644261636     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1821.2004.00233.x     Document Type: Review

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