Using return policies to elicit retailer information

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 617-630

  Arya, Anil ^a   Mittendorf, Brian ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United States)

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EID: 8644289452     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1593711     Document Type: Article

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