Do physicians possess market power?

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 159-193

  Dunn, Abe ^a   Shapiro, Adam Hale ^b  

^a Bureau of Economic Analysis   (France)

^b Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco   (France)

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EID: 84908140278     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674407     Document Type: Article

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