On the informational role of quantities: Durable goods and consumers' word-of-mouth communication

International Economic Review

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 915-944

  Vettas, Nikolaos ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0348050183     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2527222     Document Type: Article

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