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Innovation, market structure and the holdup problem: investment incentives and coordination

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  • Wickelgren, Abraham L., 2004. "Innovation, market structure and the holdup problem: investment incentives and coordination," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 22(5), pages 693-713, May.
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