The next new thing: Curiosity and the motivation to purchase novel products

Economics Bulletin

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Bernard, John C ^a   Schulze, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

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