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International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 85-99

  Foster, James E ^a   Horowitz, Andrew W ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Planned obsolescence; Textbook market; Used goods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040753789     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-7187(94)00464-1     Document Type: Article

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