Reputation in an Internet auction market

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 633-650

  McDonald, Cynthia G ^a   Slawson Jr , V Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036794962     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/40.4.633     Document Type: Article

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