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Targeted advertising as a signal

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  • Bharat Anand
  • Ron Shachar

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  • Bharat Anand & Ron Shachar, 2009. "Targeted advertising as a signal," Quantitative Marketing and Economics (QME), Springer, vol. 7(3), pages 237-266, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:qmktec:v:7:y:2009:i:3:p:237-266
    DOI: 10.1007/s11129-009-9068-x
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    Keywords

    Informative advertising; Signaling game; Targeting; Media selection; Advertising effectiveness; M37; D82;
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    JEL classification:

    • M37 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Advertising
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design

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