The First of the Month Effect: Consumer Behavior and Store Responses
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- Justine S. Hastings & Ebonya L. Washington, 2008. "The First of the Month Effect: Consumer Behavior and Store Responses," NBER Working Papers 14578, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
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