A test of the theory of reference-dependent preferences

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 478-505

  Bateman, Ian ^a   Munro, Alistair ^a   Rhodes, Bruce ^a   Starmer, Chris ^a   Sugden, Robert ^a  

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EID: 0038969031     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355397555262     Document Type: Article

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