Promotional reviews: An empirical investigation of online review manipulation

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2421-2455

  Mayzlin, Dina ^a   Dover, Yaniv ^b   Chevalier, Judith ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

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EID: 84901053930     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: 19447981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.8.2421     Document Type: Review

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