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Search Costs, Lags and Prices at the Pump

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    Article provided by Springer & The Industrial Organization Society in its journal Review of Industrial Organization.

    Volume (Year): 20 (2002)
    Issue (Month): 1 (February)
    Pages: 33-50

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    Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:20:y:2002:i:1:p:33-50
    DOI: 10.1023/A:1013364513064
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    Keywords: Asymmetric responses; lags; search costs;

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