Regulated prices, rent seeking, and consumer surplus

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 160-186

  Bulow, Jeremy ^a   Klemperer, Paul ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC THEORY; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENT SEEKING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84859740074     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/665416     Document Type: Article

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