Limited information and advertising in the U.S. personal computer industry

Econometrica

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1017-1074

  Goeree, Michelle Sovinsky ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; Discrete choice models; Information; Personal computer industry; Product differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349150806     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA4158     Document Type: Article

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