Reservation price as a range: An incentive-compatible measurement approach

Journal of Marketing Research

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 200-213

  Tuo, Wang ^a   Venkatesh, R ^b   Chatterjee, Rabikar ^c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Business Administration   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 34250205188     PISSN: 00222437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1509/jmkr.44.2.200     Document Type: Article

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