The Psychology of Unavailability: Explaining Scarcity and Cost Effects on Value
Basic and Applied Social PsychologyPublished 1 March 1992
Michael Lynn
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(1992). The Psychology of Unavailability: Explaining Scarcity and Cost Effects on Value. Basic and Applied Social Psychology: Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 3-7.
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