Network externalities in consumer spending on lottery games: Evidence from Spain

Empirical Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 929-945

  Humphreys, Brad R ^a   Perez, Levi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Consumer spending; Double hurdle model; Gambling; Lottery; Network externalities

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DECISION ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; GAMBLING; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SURVEY;

SPAIN;

EID: 84860881736     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-010-0448-6     Document Type: Article

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