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Sabotaging cost containment

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  • Debashis Pal
  • David Sappington
  • Ying Tang

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  • Debashis Pal & David Sappington & Ying Tang, 2012. "Sabotaging cost containment," Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer, vol. 41(3), pages 293-314, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:regeco:v:41:y:2012:i:3:p:293-314
    DOI: 10.1007/s11149-012-9187-2
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    Keywords

    Regulation; Sabotage; Cost containment; Vertical integration; D21; L22; L50;
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    JEL classification:

    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
    • L50 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - General

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