The dirt on coming clean: Perverse effects of disclosing conflicts of interest

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-25

  Cain, Daylian M ^a   Loewenstein, George ^b   Moore, Don A ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 17444416442     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/426699     Document Type: Article

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