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Pricing, Market Efficiency, and Consumer Choice in Internet Commerce

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  • Richard H. Courtney

    (St. Mary's College of California)

  • Douglas W. Gentry

    (St. Mary's College of California)

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  • Richard H. Courtney & Douglas W. Gentry, 2002. "Pricing, Market Efficiency, and Consumer Choice in Internet Commerce," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 17(Spring 20), pages 86-108.
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