A General Theory of Pass-Through in Channels with Category Management and Retail Competition

Sridhar Moorthy
Sridhar Moorthy
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Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, 105 Street George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E6, Canada
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Sridhar Moorthy

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Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, 105 Street George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E6, Canada

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Published Online:1 Feb 2005https://doi.org/10.1287/mksc.1030.0053

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