Does Information Undermine Brand? Information Intermediary Use And Preference For Branded Web Retailers
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6451.2006.00295.x
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- Joel Waldfogel & Lu Chen, 2003. "Does Information Undermine Brand? Information Intermediary Use and Preference for Branded Web Retailers," NBER Working Papers 9942, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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