Measuring the Value of Recommendation Links on Product Demand

Anuj Kumar
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Anuj Kumar
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Warrington College of Business, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611;
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Kartik Hosanagar
Kartik Hosanagar
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6442-9434
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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Anuj Kumar

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Anuj Kumar

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2727-3784

Warrington College of Business, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611;

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Kartik Hosanagar

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6442-9434

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

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Published Online:8 Jul 2019https://doi.org/10.1287/isre.2018.0833

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Published Online:July 08, 2019

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