Quality, Location and Collusion under Spatial Price Discrimination
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1935-1682,2194-6108
DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2020-0201