Rockets and feathers: Understanding asymmetric pricing

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 673-687

  Tappata, Mariano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 70450186199     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-2171.2009.00084.x     Document Type: Article

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