Effects of payment mechanism on spending behavior: The role of rehearsal and immediacy of payments

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 460-474

  Soman, Dilip ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0035531896     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/319621     Document Type: Article

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