Inference on vertical contracts between manufacturers and retailers allowing for nonlinear pricing and resale price maintenance

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 139-164

  Bonnet, Ćeline ^a   Dubois, Pierre ^a  

^a TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

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EID: 74949144080     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-2171.2009.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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