Ordered search and equilibrium obfuscation

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 496-506

  Wilson, Chris M ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advertising; Search costs; Search order

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING; SEARCH COSTS; SEARCH ORDER; TIME COST;

COMPETITION; INDUSTRY;

COSTS;

EID: 78049243034     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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