Empirical evidence on interdependent preferences: Nature or nurture?

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 867-880

  Zizzo, Daniel John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endogenous preferences; Interdependent preferences; Neurobehavioural economics; Neurobiology

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS;

EID: 0346904331     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/27.6.867     Document Type: Article

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