Attitudes and allocations: Status, cognitive dissonance, and the manipulation of attitudes

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 365-385

  Oxoby, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive dissonance; Endogenous preferences; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041363294     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(03)00027-1     Document Type: Article

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