Entry and pricing in a differentiated products industry: Evidence from the ATM market

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-22

  Gowrisankaran, Gautam ^a   Krainer, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

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EID: 79951546692     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: 17562171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-2171.2010.00123.x     Document Type: Article

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