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Factors determining UK album success. / Elliott, Caroline; Simmons, Robert.
In: Applied Economics, Vol. 43, No. 30, 2011, p. 4699-4706.

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Elliott, C & Simmons, R 2011, 'Factors determining UK album success', Applied Economics, vol. 43, no. 30, pp. 4699-4706. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2010.498349

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Elliott, C., & Simmons, R. (2011). Factors determining UK album success. Applied Economics, 43(30), 4699-4706. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2010.498349

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Elliott C, Simmons R. Factors determining UK album success. Applied Economics. 2011;43(30):4699-4706. doi: 10.1080/00036846.2010.498349

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Elliott, Caroline ; Simmons, Robert. / Factors determining UK album success. In: Applied Economics. 2011 ; Vol. 43, No. 30. pp. 4699-4706.

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