ADVERTISING AND DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS
ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROECONOMICS Series Editor: Michael R. Baye
ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROECONOMICS
VOLUME 10
ADVERTISING AND DIFFERENTIATED PRODUCTS EDITED BY
MICHAEL R. BAYE Bert Elwert Professor of Business Economics & Public Policy, Kelly School of Business, Indiana University, USA
JON P. NELSON Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Pennsylvania State University, USA
2001
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