Buyer experimentation and introductory pricing

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 347-362

  Schlee, Edward E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

D8; Experimentation; Introductory pricing; Learning; Quality uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004034765     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(00)00134-7     Document Type: Article

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