Price Anomalies in the Used Car Market
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- Haan, M. & Kooreman, P., 2006. "Price anomalies in the used car market," Other publications TiSEM 2dc8b444-3927-4d58-8f41-3, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
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price anomalies; used car market; D12;All these keywords.
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- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
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