Regulation, competition and fraud: evidence from retail gas stations in Mexico
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Keywords
gasoline pricing; regulation; competition; fraud;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CIS-2011-10-22 (Confederation of Independent States)
- NEP-COM-2011-10-22 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-ENE-2011-10-22 (Energy Economics)
- NEP-HME-2011-10-22 (Heterodox Microeconomics)
- NEP-REG-2011-10-22 (Regulation)
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