A Tractable Alternative to Cobb-Douglas Utility for Imperfect Competition
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Australian Economic Papers
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0004-900X,1467-8454
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8454.00109