Markets: State franchise laws, dealer terminations, and the auto crisis

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 233-250

  Lafontaine, Francine ^a   Morton, Fiona Scott ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 77955649359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.24.3.233     Document Type: Article

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