Risk-attitude selection bias in subject pools for experiments involving neuroimaging and blood samples

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-189

  Roe, Brian E ^a   Haab, Timothy C ^a   Beversdorf, David Q ^b   Gu, Howard H ^a   Tilley, Michael R ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

^c Central Methodist University   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental subjects; Genetics; Neuroimaging; Risk attitudes; Selection bias

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349126455     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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