Prices and price dispersion on the web: Evidence from the online book industry

Journal of Industrial Economics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 521-539

  Clay, Karen ^a   Krishnan, Ramayya ^c   Wolff, Eric ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0038978167     PISSN: 00221821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-6451.00161     Document Type: Article

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