Information and the provision of quality differentiated products

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 377-394

  Brouhle, Keith ^a   Khanna, Madhu ^b  

^a GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 33847796016     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2006.00033.x     Document Type: Article

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