Inferring Quality from Wait Time

Mirko Kremer
Mirko Kremer
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Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Laurens Debo
Laurens Debo
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Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
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Mirko Kremer

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Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

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Laurens Debo

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Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755

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Published Online:10 Dec 2015https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2015.2264

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Received:August 03, 2012
Accepted:September 24, 2014
Published Online:December 10, 2015

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