The impact of bestseller rank on demand: Evidence from the app market

International Economic Review

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 717-742

  Carare, Octavian ^a  

^a FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION   (United States)

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EID: 84864320146     PISSN: 00206598     EISSN: 14682354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2354.2012.00698.x     Document Type: Article

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