Consumer prices and the federal trade commission's "do-not-call" program

Journal of Public Policy and Marketing

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 253-259

  Randolph Beard, T ^a,b   Abernethy, Avery M ^a,b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept of Economics   (United States)

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EID: 29144444629     PISSN: 07439156     EISSN: 15477207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jppm.2005.24.2.253     Document Type: Review

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