The effect of ordering decisions by choice-set size on consumer search

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 585-599

  Levav, Jonathan ^a   Reinholtz, Nicholas ^b   Lin, Claire ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84867008575     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/664498     Document Type: Article

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