Price perceptions, merchant incentives, and consumer welfare

Journal of Product & Brand Management

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 357-361

  Lichtenstein, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Prices; Pricing; Quality management

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744589482     PISSN: 10610421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10610420510624503     Document Type: Review

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