Social influence and consumption: Evidence from the automobile purchases of neighbors

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 735-753

  Grinblatt, Mark ^a   Keloharju, Matti ^a   Ikäheimo, Seppo ^a  

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EID: 55549132290     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/rest.90.4.735     Document Type: Article

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