Labor supply of New York City cab drivers: One day at a time

Advances in Behavioral Economics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 533-547

  Camerer, Colin F ^a   Babcock, Linda ^b   Loewenstein, George ^b   Thaler, Richard H ^c,d  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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