Novelty, preferences, and fashion: When goods are unsettling

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-18

  Bianchi, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consumption goods; Fashion; Habit; Novelty; Preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006234024     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(01)00162-7     Document Type: Article

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