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Price and seller concentration in cement: effective oligopoly or misspecified transportation cost?

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  • Newmark, Craig M., 1998. "Price and seller concentration in cement: effective oligopoly or misspecified transportation cost?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 60(2), pages 243-250, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:60:y:1998:i:2:p:243-250
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