Predatory pricing in differentiated products retail markets

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 551-592

  Lindsey, Robin ^a   West, Douglas S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Liquor retailing; Predation; Store chains

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867963818     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7187(02)00089-9     Document Type: Article

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