Price Gouging at the Pump? The Lerner Index and the German Fuel Market
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gasoline; market power; Lerner Index;All these keywords.
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- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
- L43 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Legal Monopolies and Regulation or Deregulation
- L91 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Transportation: General
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