Vertical separation increases gasoline prices

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1380-1391

  Wilson, Nathan E ^a  

^a Bureau of Economic Analysis   (United States)

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EID: 84922987554     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecin.12203     Document Type: Article

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