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Socially Optimal Product Differentiation

Kelvin Lancaster
- 01 Jan 1975 - 
- Vol. 65, Iss: 4, pp 567-585
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This article is published in The American Economic Review.The article was published on 1975-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 296 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Product differentiation.

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