Nonemployment stigma as rational herding: A field experiment

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-40

  Oberholzer Gee, Felix ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Rational herding; Unemployment duration

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549045694     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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