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- Kitamura, Hiroshi, 2010. "Exclusionary vertical contracts with multiple entrants," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 28(3), pages 213-219, May.
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- Emanuel Ornelas & John L. Turner, 2012.
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Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 122(559), pages 26-63, March.
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The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press, vol. 21(1), pages 20-56, April.
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- Josh Lerner & Jean Tirole, 2003. "The Scope of Open Source Licensing," Levine's Working Paper Archive 506439000000000140, David K. Levine.
- Lerner, Josh & Tirole, Jean, 2003. "The Scope of Open Source Licensing," IDEI Working Papers 219, Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse.
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- Rabah Amir & Natalia Lazzati, 2010. "Network Effects, Market Structure and Industry Performance," DEM Discussion Paper Series 10-16, Department of Economics at the University of Luxembourg.
- Amir, Rabah & Lazzati, Natalia, 2010. "Network effects, market structure and industry performance," Discussion Papers, Research Unit: Market Behavior SP II 2010-12, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
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- Rey, Patrick & Tirole, Jean, 2007.
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- Kelchtermans, Stijn & Leten, Bart & Rabijns, Maarten & Riccaboni, Massimo, 2022. "Do licensors learn from out-licensing? Empirical evidence from the pharmaceutical industry," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 112(C).
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