Gender differences in e-commerce

Applied Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 2077-2089

  Yang, Bijou ^a   Lester, David ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

E-COMMERCE; GENDER DISPARITY; SHOPPING ACTIVITY;

EID: 27744596458     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500293292     Document Type: Article

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