Perceptions of affordability: Their role in predicting purchase intent and purchase

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 525-546

  Notani, Arti Sahni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Affordability; Attitudes and purchase; Financial constraints; Monetary resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031236457     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(97)00022-6     Document Type: Article

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