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Optimal pricing for service facilities with self-optimizing customers

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  • Brandeau, Margaret L.

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  • Grossman, Thomas A. & Brandeau, Margaret L., 2002. "Optimal pricing for service facilities with self-optimizing customers," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 141(1), pages 39-57, August.
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