Distorted competition: Below-cost legislation, ‘marges arrière’ and prices in French retailing

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 353-373

  Colla, Enrico ^a  

^a NEGOCIA   (France)

Author keywords

below cost legislation; French retailing; Galland Act; marges arri re (or back margins); price competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993111427     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593960600697105     Document Type: Article

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