Loss aversion and seller behavior: Evidence from the housing market

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1233-1260

  Genesove, David ^a   Mayer, Christopher ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0040481570     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355301753265561     Document Type: Article

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