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Explaining time variation in geographic price dispersion. / De Silva, Dakshina G.; Lee, I.; Lee, S.-C.
In: Applied Economics, Vol. 51, No. 42, 01.07.2019, p. 4629-4641.

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De Silva, DG, Lee, I & Lee, S-C 2019, 'Explaining time variation in geographic price dispersion', Applied Economics, vol. 51, no. 42, pp. 4629-4641. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2019.1593941

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De Silva, D. G., Lee, I., & Lee, S-C. (2019). Explaining time variation in geographic price dispersion. Applied Economics, 51(42), 4629-4641. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2019.1593941

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De Silva DG, Lee I, Lee S-C. Explaining time variation in geographic price dispersion. Applied Economics. 2019 Jul 1;51(42):4629-4641. Epub 2019 Mar 21. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2019.1593941

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De Silva, Dakshina G. ; Lee, I. ; Lee, S.-C. / Explaining time variation in geographic price dispersion. In: Applied Economics. 2019 ; Vol. 51, No. 42. pp. 4629-4641.

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