Lessons about markets from the Internet

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-158

  Ellison, Glenn ^a   Ellison, Sara Fisher ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 22144495394     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0895330054048632     Document Type: Article

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