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Procedural Rationality in Consumer Search: An experimental investigation

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  • D.J. Butler
  • G. Loomes

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  • D.J. Butler & G. Loomes, 1992. "Procedural Rationality in Consumer Search: An experimental investigation," Economics Discussion / Working Papers 92-14, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics.
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