Measuring expectations

Econometrica

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1329-1376

  Manski, Charles F ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Choice analysis; Subjective probabilities; Survey research

Indexed keywords

BELIEFS; CHOICE ANALYSIS; SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITIES; SURVEY RESEARCH;

DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SET THEORY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 4444333170     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0262.2004.00537.x     Document Type: Review

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