Cellular service demand: Biased beliefs, learning, and bill shock

American Economic Review

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 234-271

  Grubb, Michael D ^a   Osborne, Matthew ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84920603152     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20120283     Document Type: Review

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