Analytical Problems and Suggestions in the Analysis of Behavioral Economic Demand Curves

Multivariate Behavioral Research

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 178-192

  Yu, Jihnhee ^a   Liu, Liu ^a   Collins, R Lorraine ^a   Vincent, Paula C ^a   Epstein, Leonard H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 84898738692     PISSN: 00273171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00273171.2013.862491     Document Type: Article

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