Contributions of behavioural decision theory to research in political science

Applied Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-44

  Lau, Richard R ^a   Levy, Jack S ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041193004     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.1998.tb00011.x     Document Type: Article

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