Competition in Service Industries with Segmented Markets

Gad Allon
Gad Allon
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Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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Awi Federgruen
Awi Federgruen
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Columbia Business School, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027
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Gad Allon

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Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208

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Awi Federgruen

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Columbia Business School, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027

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Published Online:5 Jan 2009https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1080.0946

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Published Online:January 05, 2009

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