Who thinks about the competition? Managerial ability and strategic entry in US local telephone markets

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3130-3161

  Goldfarb, Avi ^a   Xiao, Mo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 83455169208     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.7.3130     Document Type: Article

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