How much is a dollar worth? tipping versus equilibrium coexistence on competing online auction sites

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 668-700

  Brown, Jennifer ^a   Morgan, John ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EQUILIBRIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INTERNET; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 69249093857     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605358     Document Type: Article

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