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Search and Price Dispersion in an Inflationary Economy

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  • Chaim Fershtman
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  • Chaim Fershtman & Arthur Fishman, 1989. "Search and Price Dispersion in an Inflationary Economy," Discussion Papers 843, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science.
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