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Price Anomalies in the Used Car Market

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  • Marco Haan

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  • Peter Kooreman & Marco Haan, 2006. "Price Anomalies in the Used Car Market," De Economist, Springer, vol. 154(1), pages 41-62, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:decono:v:154:y:2006:i:1:p:41-62
    DOI: 10.1007/s10645-006-6485-z
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    3. Lessmann, Stefan & Voß, Stefan, 2017. "Car resale price forecasting: The impact of regression method, private information, and heterogeneity on forecast accuracy," International Journal of Forecasting, Elsevier, vol. 33(4), pages 864-877.
    4. Selby, Brent & Kockelman, Kara M., 2012. "Microsimulating Automobile Markets: Evolution of Vehicle Holdings and Vehicle Pricing Dynamics," Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, Transportation Research Forum, vol. 51(2).
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    price anomalies; used car market; D12;
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    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis

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