Market Concentration, Market Shares, and Retail Food Prices: Evidence from the U.S. Women, Infants, and Children Program
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- Ma, Meilin & Saitone, Tina L. & Volpe, Richard J. & Sexton, Richard J. & Saksena, Michelle, 2018. "Market Concentration, Market Shares, and Retail Food Prices: Evidence from the U.S. Women, Infants, and Children Program," 2018 Annual Meeting, August 5-7, Washington, D.C. 274205, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
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