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Efficiency-enhancing horizontal mergers in spatial competition

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  • Ralph M. Braid, 2017. "Efficiency-enhancing horizontal mergers in spatial competition," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 96(4), pages 881-894, November.
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