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Price markups and returns to scale in imperfect markets: Bulgaria and Hungary

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  • Dobrinsky, Rumen
  • Korosi, Gabor
  • Markov, Nikolay
  • Halpern, Laszlo
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  • Dobrinsky, Rumen & Korosi, Gabor & Markov, Nikolay & Halpern, Laszlo, 2006. "Price markups and returns to scale in imperfect markets: Bulgaria and Hungary," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 34(1), pages 92-110, March.
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