The role of upstream-downstream competition on bundling decisions: Should regulators force firms to unbundle?

Journal of Economics and Management Strategy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 547-588

  Rennhoff, Adam D ^a   Serfes, Konstantinos ^b  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 65449188252     PISSN: 10586407     EISSN: 15309134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-9134.2009.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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