On the limits and possibilities of the principle of minimum differentiation 1 We would like to thank, without implicating, two anonymous referees, Nicholas Economides (the editor), Dan Kovenock, Stephen Martin, Louis Phlips, Jacques-François Thisse, Bauke Visser, workshop participants at the 1995 EEA summer school, Florence, at the European University Institute, Florence, and at the Tinbergen Institute, Rotterdam, and seminar participants at the 1996 EARIE conference, Vienna, and at the 1996 ESEM conference, Istanbul, for stimulating conversations, perceptive comments and useful suggestions. Hinloopen gratefully acknowledges financial support from the European University Institute and the Centre for Industrial Economics at the University of Copenhagen. The usual disclaimer applies. 1
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On the limits and possibilities of the principle of minimum differentiation 1 We would like to thank, without implicating, two anonymous referees, Nicholas Economides (the editor), Dan Kovenock, Stephen Martin, Louis Phlips, Jacques-François Thisse, Bauke Visser, workshop participants at the 1995 EEA summer school, Florence, at the European University Institute, Florence, and at the Tinbergen Institute, Rotterdam, and seminar participants at the 1996 EARIE conference, Vienna, and at the 1996 ESEM conference, Istanbul, for stimulating conversations, perceptive comments and useful suggestions. Hinloopen gratefully acknowledges financial support from the European University Institute and the Centre for Industrial Economics at the University of Copenhagen. The usual disclaimer applies. 1