Choice shifts in groups: A decision-theoretic basis

American Economic Review

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1321-1332

  Eliaz, Kfir ^a   Ray, Debraj ^a   Razin, Ronny ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33847639383     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.96.4.1321     Document Type: Article

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