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Spatial price discrimination in the unidirectional Hotelling model with elastic demand

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  • Stefano Colombo, 2011. "Spatial price discrimination in the unidirectional Hotelling model with elastic demand," Journal of Economics, Springer, vol. 102(2), pages 157-169, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jeczfn:v:102:y:2011:i:2:p:157-169
    DOI: 10.1007/s00712-010-0171-y
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    Keywords

    Unidirectional Hotelling model; Location equilibrium; Bertrand; Cournot; D43; L11; L41;
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    JEL classification:

    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
    • L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices

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