Profitability, productivity and price recovery patterns in the U.S. telecommunications industry
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Profitability, Productivity and Price Recovery Patterns in the U.S. Telecommunications Industry
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عنوان ژورنال: Review of Industrial Organization
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0889-938X,1573-7160
DOI: 10.1007/bf00163594