Investment options and bargaining power: The eurasian supply chain for natural gas

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-116

  Hubert, Franz ^a   Ikonnikova, Svetlana ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 79953013327     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: 14676451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6451.2011.00447.x     Document Type: Article

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