The Max-Min Principle of Product Differentiation
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- Nicholas Economides & Asim Ansari & Joel Steckel, 1994. "The Max-Min Principle of Product Differentiation," Working Papers 94-16, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Department of Economics.
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