A quick-and-easy method for estimating switching costs

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-87

  Shy, Oz ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b BANK OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Empirical estimation of switching costs; Switching costs; Undercutting

Indexed keywords

EID: 31244437567     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(00)00076-x     Document Type: Article

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