Strategic firms and endogenous consumer emulation

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 621-661

  Kircher, Philipp ^a   Postlewaite, Andrew ^a  

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EID: 42149179179     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/qjec.2008.123.2.621     Document Type: Article

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