The first of the month effect: Consumer behavior and store responses

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-162

  Hastings, Justine ^a,b   Washington, Ebonya ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 85017120919     PISSN: 19457731     EISSN: 1945774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/pol.2.2.142     Document Type: Article

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