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Internet Auctions and Frictionless Commerce: Evidence from the Retail Gift Card Market

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  • Lesley Chiou & Jennifer Pate, 2010. "Internet Auctions and Frictionless Commerce: Evidence from the Retail Gift Card Market," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 36(3), pages 295-304, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:36:y:2010:i:3:p:295-304
    DOI: 10.1007/s11151-010-9248-6
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