The law and economics of predatory pricing

Antitrust Law and Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 116-156

  Kobayashi, Bruce H ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84861849770     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849805285.00012     Document Type: Chapter

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