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Estimating elasticities with frontier and other regressions in evaluating two advertising strategies for US Army recruiting

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  • Brockett, Patrick L.
  • Cooper, W.W.
  • Golden, Linda L.
  • Kumbhakar, Subal C.
  • Kwinn Jr., Michael J.
  • Layton, Brian
  • Parker, Barnett R.

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  • Brockett, Patrick L. & Cooper, W.W. & Golden, Linda L. & Kumbhakar, Subal C. & Kwinn Jr., Michael J. & Layton, Brian & Parker, Barnett R., 2008. "Estimating elasticities with frontier and other regressions in evaluating two advertising strategies for US Army recruiting," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 42(1), pages 1-17, March.
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