Consumer evaluation of money as a gift: A two-utility model and an empirical test

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Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-200

  Pieters, Rik ^a   Robben, Henry ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NYENRODE BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY;

EID: 0032773510     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.1999.tb01441.x     Document Type: Article

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