The effect of marketing regulations on efficiency: LeChatelier versus coordination effects

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-54

  Iwasaki, Natsuko ^a   Tremblay, Victor J ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising regulations; Coordination in advertising; Efficiency; LeChatelier principle; U.S. cigarette industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349318232     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: 15730441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11123-009-0134-x     Document Type: Article

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