Modeling coupon values for ready-to-eat breakfast cereals

Agribusiness

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-243

  Price, Gregory K ^a   Connor, John M ^b  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 53649108636     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.10048     Document Type: Article

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