Collusion with Asymmetric Retailers: Evidence from a Gasoline Price-Fixing Case
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Collusion with asymmetric retailers: Evidence from a gasoline price-fixing case∗
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عنوان ژورنال: American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1945-7669,1945-7685
DOI: 10.1257/mic.5.3.97