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Search Costs, Lags and Prices at the Pump

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  • Ronald Johnson, 2002. "Search Costs, Lags and Prices at the Pump," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 20(1), pages 33-50, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:20:y:2002:i:1:p:33-50
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1013364513064
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