Advertising, Price and Quality in Self–regulating Professions: A Survey

International Journal of the Economics of Business

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 227-248

  Love, James H ^a   Stephen, Frank H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advertising; Price quality interaction; Self regulating professions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85071212506     PISSN: 13571516     EISSN: 14661829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/758528455     Document Type: Article

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