Multi-level markets and incentives for information goods

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-138

  Schmidt, Andreas U ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SECURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SIT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Copyright protection; Incentive; Information good; Multi level market; Virtual good

Indexed keywords

COPYRIGHTS; ECONOMICS; INFORMATION USE; MARKETING; PROTECTION;

INFORMATION GOOD; MULTI-LEVEL MARKET; VIRTUAL GOOD;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

ADVERTISING;

EID: 33644905844     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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