Conspicuous Consumption and Dynamic Pricing

Raghunath Singh Rao
Raghunath Singh Rao
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McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712
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Richard Schaefer
Richard Schaefer
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McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712
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Raghunath Singh Rao

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McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712

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Richard Schaefer

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McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712

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Published Online:12 Aug 2013https://doi.org/10.1287/mksc.2013.0797

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Received:April 22, 2011
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Published Online:August 12, 2013

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