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Location equilibrium with asymmetric firms: the role of licensing

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  • Toshihiro Matsumura
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  • Toshihiro Matsumura & Noriaki Matsushima & Giorgos Stamatopoulos, 2010. "Location equilibrium with asymmetric firms: the role of licensing," Journal of Economics, Springer, vol. 99(3), pages 267-276, April.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s00712-009-0104-9
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    Keywords

    Location model; Asymmetric firms; Licensing; Royalty; R&D; D43; D45;
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    JEL classification:

    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • D45 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Rationing; Licensing

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