Does Parallel Trade Freedom Harm Consumers in Small Markets?
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- Mueller-Langer, Frank, 2009. "Does parallel trade freedom harm consumers in small markets?," MPRA Paper 40194, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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parallel trade; economic analysis of intellectual property rights;JEL classification:
- K33 - Law and Economics - - Other Substantive Areas of Law - - - International Law
- O34 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital
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