Incentive design under loss aversion

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-92

  de Meza, David ^a   Webb, David C ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 36749016132     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/JEEA.2007.5.1.66     Document Type: Article

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