Search, Obfuscation, and Price Elasticities on the Internet
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- Glenn Ellison & Sara Fisher Ellison, 2009. "Search, Obfuscation, and Price Elasticities on the Internet," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 77(2), pages 427-452, March.
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- D4 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design
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