Competition through commissions and kickbacks

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 780-809

  Inderst, Roman ^a   Ottaviani, Marco ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84862498930     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.2.780     Document Type: Review

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