The auction market for modern prints: Confirmations, contradictions, and new puzzles

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-159

  Pesando, James E ^a,b   Shum, Pauline M ^b,c  

^a Department of Economics ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 42149180552     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2007.00070.x     Document Type: Article

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