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Research Article

Willingness to pay for a message: personalized licence plate auctions in Hong Kong

Kang Hua Caoa Department of Economics, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Chi-Keung Woob Department of Asian and Policy Studies, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Ling Zhangc Department of Chinese Language Studies, Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
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Yuxin Zhangd Department of Anthropology, London School of Economics, London, UK
Pages 237-240 | Published online: 05 Apr 2020

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