Do expert reviews affect the demand for wine?

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 193-211

  Friberg, Richard ^a,b   Grönqvist, Erik ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b Center for Economics and Policy Research CEPR   (United States)

^c Institute for Labour Market Policy Evaluation (IFAU)   (Sweden)

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EID: 84859617225     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.4.1.193     Document Type: Article

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