The Name-Your-Own-Price Channel in the Travel Industry: An Analytical Exploration

Tuo Wang
Tuo Wang
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College of Business Administration, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242
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Esther Gal-Or
Esther Gal-Or
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Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
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Rabikar Chatterjee
Rabikar Chatterjee
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Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
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Tuo Wang

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College of Business Administration, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242

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Esther Gal-Or

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Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260

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Rabikar Chatterjee

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Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260

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Published Online:23 Apr 2009https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1090.1007

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