Beyond outcomes: Measuring procedural utility

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 90-111

  Frey, Bruno S ^a   Stutzer, Alois ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 14644427169     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpi002     Document Type: Article

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