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Pounding square pegs into round holes: Another look at the neoclassical theory of predatory pricing

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    William L. Anderson (an assistant professor of economics in the Department of Business Management)

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Anderson, W.L. Pounding square pegs into round holes: Another look at the neoclassical theory of predatory pricing. Quart J Austrian Econ 6, 23–40 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12113-003-1011-5

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