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Costly diagnosis and price dispersion

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  • Nitzan, Shmuel & Tzur, Joseph, 1991. "Costly diagnosis and price dispersion," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 36(3), pages 245-251, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:36:y:1991:i:3:p:245-251
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