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Testing Oligopolistic Behaviors: Conduct and Cost in Taiwan's Flour Market

  1. Tay-Cheng Ma

Article first published online: 21 NOV 2011

DOI: 10.1002/agr.20284

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Agribusiness

Agribusiness

Volume 28, Issue 1, pages 1–14, Winter 2012

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Ma, T.-C. (2012), Testing Oligopolistic Behaviors: Conduct and Cost in Taiwan's Flour Market. Agribusiness, 28: 1–14. doi: 10.1002/agr.20284

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  2. Article first published online: 21 NOV 2011

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