Smart Agents: When Lower Search Costs for Quality Information Increase Price Sensitivity

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 56-71

  Diehl, Kristin ^a,b   Kornish, Laura J ^a,b   Lynch Jr , John G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037490520     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/374698     Document Type: Article

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