Why tie a product consumers do not use?

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 85-105

  Carlton, Dennis W ^a,b   Gans, Joshua S ^c   Waldman, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management   (United States)

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EID: 85017183741     PISSN: 19457669     EISSN: 19457685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mic.2.3.85     Document Type: Article

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