Spillover Asymmetry and Why It Matters

Anne Marie Knott
Anne Marie Knott
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Olin Business School, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
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Hart E. Posen
Hart E. Posen
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Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Brian Wu
Brian Wu
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Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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Anne Marie Knott

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Olin Business School, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63130

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Hart E. Posen

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Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

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Brian Wu

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Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

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Published Online:24 Nov 2008https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1080.0950

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