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The Size and Frequency of Price Changes: Evidence from Grocery Stores

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  • Elizabeth Powers & Nicholas Powers, 2001. "The Size and Frequency of Price Changes: Evidence from Grocery Stores," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 18(4), pages 397-416, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:18:y:2001:i:4:p:397-416
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1007826627443
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