How do consumers make choices? a survey of evidence

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 752-762

  Babutsidze, Zakaria ^a  

^a OFCE   (France)

Author keywords

Consumer choice; Consumer experience; Information; Information processing

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; INFORMATION PROCESSING; SURVEY;

EID: 84864795030     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2011.00693.x     Document Type: Article

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