Why do gas prices vary, or towards understanding the micro-structure of competition

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 171-186

  Bromiley, Philip ^a   Papenhausen, Chris ^a   Borchert, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 85011825888     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1060     Document Type: Article

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