Decision Making under Uncertainty When the Stakes are High: Evidence from a Lottery Game Show

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-84

  Hersch, Philip L ^a   Mcdougall, Gerald S ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031523166     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1061038     Document Type: Article

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