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Monopoly Rents and Price Fixing in Betting Markets

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  • David Paton & Leighton Vaughan Williams, 2001. "Monopoly Rents and Price Fixing in Betting Markets," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 19(3), pages 265-278, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:19:y:2001:i:3:p:265-278
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1011828216881
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