Modeling collecting behavior: The role of set completion

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 336-347

  Carey, Catherine ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collecting; Consumer behavior; Set completion; Utility

Indexed keywords

EID: 43849101393     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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