How economic contractions and expansions affect expenditure patterns

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 229-247

  Kamakura, Wagner A ^a   Du, Rex Yuxing ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 84863999040     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/662611     Document Type: Article

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