Heuristic thinking and limited attention in the car market

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2206-2236

  Lacetera, Nicola ^a   Pope, Devin G ^b   Sydnor, Justin R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84866386330     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.5.2206     Document Type: Article

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