Investment spikes and uncertainty in the petroleum refining industry

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 190-213

  Dunne, Timothy ^a   MU, Xiaoyi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77950849365     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: 14676451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6451.2010.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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