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How Good Are You at Getting a Lower Price? A Field Study of the US Automobile Market

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  • Xiaohua Zeng
  • Srabana Dasgupta
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  • Xiaohua Zeng & Srabana Dasgupta & Charles Weinberg, 2012. "How Good Are You at Getting a Lower Price? A Field Study of the US Automobile Market," Journal of Consumer Policy, Springer, vol. 35(2), pages 255-274, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jcopol:v:35:y:2012:i:2:p:255-274
    DOI: 10.1007/s10603-012-9192-y
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