Economics and identity

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 715-753

  Akerlof, George A ^a,b   Kranton, Rachel E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0001343896     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355300554881     Document Type: Article

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