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Brewing Wars of Attrition for Profit (and Concentration)

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  • Natsuko Iwasaki
  • Barry Seldon
  • Victor Tremblay

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  • Natsuko Iwasaki & Barry Seldon & Victor Tremblay, 2008. "Brewing Wars of Attrition for Profit (and Concentration)," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 33(4), pages 263-279, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:33:y:2008:i:4:p:263-279
    DOI: 10.1007/s11151-008-9189-5
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    Keywords

    War of attrition; Profit; Advertising; Concentration dynamics; Brewing industry; L11; L66; M37;
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    JEL classification:

    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
    • L66 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Food; Beverages; Cosmetics; Tobacco
    • M37 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Advertising

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