Trading as Entertainment?

Daniel Dorn
Daniel Dorn
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LeBow College of Business, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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Paul Sengmueller
Paul Sengmueller
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CentER, Tilburg University, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands
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Daniel Dorn

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LeBow College of Business, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

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Paul Sengmueller

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CentER, Tilburg University, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands

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Published Online:28 Jan 2009https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1080.0962

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