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Price discrimination in service industries

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  • Anja Lambrecht
  • Katja Seim
  • Naufel Vilcassim
  • Amar Cheema
  • Yuxin Chen
  • Gregory Crawford
  • Kartik Hosanagar
  • Raghuram Iyengar
  • Oded Koenigsberg
  • Robin Lee
  • Eugenio Miravete
  • Ozge Sahin
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  • Anja Lambrecht & Katja Seim & Naufel Vilcassim & Amar Cheema & Yuxin Chen & Gregory Crawford & Kartik Hosanagar & Raghuram Iyengar & Oded Koenigsberg & Robin Lee & Eugenio Miravete & Ozge Sahin, 2012. "Price discrimination in service industries," Marketing Letters, Springer, vol. 23(2), pages 423-438, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:mktlet:v:23:y:2012:i:2:p:423-438
    DOI: 10.1007/s11002-012-9187-0
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