An Empirical Investigation of the Determinants of Asymmetric Pricing
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- Remer, Marc, 2015. "An empirical investigation of the determinants of asymmetric pricing," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 46-56.
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