Product quality, reputation, and market structure

International Economic Review

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1059-1076

  Dana Jr , James D ^a   Fong, Yuk Fai ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 82355192059     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2011.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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