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Despite the dominant role of replacement purchases in many consumer durable categories, the research in this area has not been extensive. Only in the last few years has the economic theory made progress towards a more rigorous analysis of the dynamic nature involved in replacement decisions. As a consequence of this, applied researchers have switched from conventional discrete choice models to new...