Approaches and methods for econometric analysis of market power: a survey and empirical comparison

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Approaches and methods for econometric analysis of market power : a survey and empirical comparison. / Perekhozhuk, Oleksandr; Glauben, Thomas; Grings, Michael; Teuber, Ramona.

In: Journal of Economic Surveys, Vol. 31, No. 1, 2017, p. 303–325.

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Perekhozhuk, O, Glauben, T, Grings, M & Teuber, R 2017, 'Approaches and methods for econometric analysis of market power: a survey and empirical comparison', Journal of Economic Surveys, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 303–325. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12141

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Perekhozhuk, O., Glauben, T., Grings, M., & Teuber, R. (2017). Approaches and methods for econometric analysis of market power: a survey and empirical comparison. Journal of Economic Surveys, 31(1), 303–325. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12141

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Perekhozhuk O, Glauben T, Grings M, Teuber R. Approaches and methods for econometric analysis of market power: a survey and empirical comparison. Journal of Economic Surveys. 2017;31(1):303–325. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12141

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Perekhozhuk, Oleksandr ; Glauben, Thomas ; Grings, Michael ; Teuber, Ramona. / Approaches and methods for econometric analysis of market power : a survey and empirical comparison. In: Journal of Economic Surveys. 2017 ; Vol. 31, No. 1. pp. 303–325.

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