Retail Gasoline Industry
COMPETITION IN THE RETAIL GASOLINE INDUSTRY by Jedidiah Brewer
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A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
2007
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GRADUATE COLLEGE As members of the Dissertation Committee, we certify that we have read the dissertation prepared by Jedidiah Brewer entitled Competition in the Retail Gasoline Industry and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the dissertation requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
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Date: 11/08/07
Price Fishback
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Date: 11/08/07 Date: 11/08/07
Keisuke Hirano
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Stanley Reynolds
Final approval and acceptance of this dissertation is contingent upon the candidate’s submission of the final copies of the dissertation to the Graduate College. I hereby certify that I have read this dissertation prepared under my direction and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the dissertation requirement.
________________________________________________ Date: 11/08/07 Dissertation Director: Price Fishback
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STATEMENT BY AUTHOR This dissertation has been submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for an advanced degree at the University of Arizona and is deposited in the University Library to be made available to borrowers under rules of the Library. Brief
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A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
2007
UMI Number: 3288772
UMI Microform 3288772 Copyright 2008 by ProQuest Information and Learning Company. All rights reserved. This microform edition is protected against unauthorized copying under Title 17, United States Code.
ProQuest Information and Learning Company 300 North Zeeb Road P.O. Box 1346 Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1346
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GRADUATE COLLEGE As members of the Dissertation Committee, we certify that we have read the dissertation prepared by Jedidiah Brewer entitled Competition in the Retail Gasoline Industry and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the dissertation requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
_______________________________________________________________________
Date: 11/08/07
Price Fishback
_______________________________________________________________________
Date: 11/08/07 Date: 11/08/07
Keisuke Hirano
_______________________________________________________________________
Stanley Reynolds
Final approval and acceptance of this dissertation is contingent upon the candidate’s submission of the final copies of the dissertation to the Graduate College. I hereby certify that I have read this dissertation prepared under my direction and recommend that it be accepted as fulfilling the dissertation requirement.
________________________________________________ Date: 11/08/07 Dissertation Director: Price Fishback
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STATEMENT BY AUTHOR This dissertation has been submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for an advanced degree at the University of Arizona and is deposited in the University Library to be made available to borrowers under rules of the Library. Brief
References: 150 Basker, Emek (2005a), “Job Creation or Destruction? Labor-Market Effects of Wal-Mart Expansion,” The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol 151 Eckert, Andrew (2002), “Retail Price Cycles and Response Asymmetry,” Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol 154 Zhu, Ting and Vishal Singh (2007), “Spatial Competition with Endogenous Location Choices: An Application to Discount Retailing,” University of Chicago Working Paper.