Temporal price dispersion: Evidence from an online consumer electronics market

Journal of Interactive Marketing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 101-115

  Baye, Michael R ^a   Morgan, John ^b   Scholten, Patrick ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 7444249083     PISSN: 10949968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dir.20016     Document Type: Article

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