Revenue sharing distortions and vertical integration in the movie industry

Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 579-610

  Gil, Ricard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 71949095839     PISSN: 87566222     EISSN: 14657341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jleo/ewn004     Document Type: Article

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