Pain and suffering awards: They shouldn't be (just) about pain and suffering

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Ubel, Peter A ^a   Loewenstein, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 62749100125     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/529072     Document Type: Article

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