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Specification, Estimation, and Empirical Corroboration of Gutenberg’s Kinked Demand Curve

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Hruschka, H. (2000). Specification, Estimation, and Empirical Corroboration of Gutenberg’s Kinked Demand Curve. In: Theory of the Firm. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59661-2_8

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