Standard-setting, innovation specialists and competition policy

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 526-552

  Schmalensee, Richard ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 69549090106     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: 14676451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6451.2009.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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