The preference reversal phenomenon: Response mode, markets and incentives

Economic Theory

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 381-405

  Cox, James C ^a   Grether, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0030306646     PISSN: 09382259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01213657     Document Type: Article

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