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Explaining fashion cycles: Imitators chasing innovators in product space

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  • Caulkins, Jonathan P.
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  • Kort, Peter M.
  • Feichtinger, Gustav

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  • Caulkins, Jonathan P. & Hartl, Richard F. & Kort, Peter M. & Feichtinger, Gustav, 2007. "Explaining fashion cycles: Imitators chasing innovators in product space," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 31(5), pages 1535-1556, May.
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