Mechanisms for enhancing the credibility of an adviser: Prepayment and aligned incentives

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 347-359

  Patt, Anthony G ^a   Bowles, Hannah R ^b,d   Cash, David W ^c,e  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Natural Resource Damages and Restoration   (United States)

Author keywords

Advice; Judge adviser systems; Sustainable development; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750172904     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: 10990771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdm.532     Document Type: Article

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