Preference heterogeneity in experiments: Comparing the field and laboratory

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 209-224

  Andersen, Steffen ^a   Harrison, Glenn W ^b   Lau, Morten Igel ^c   Rutström, E Elisabet ^b  

^a Copenhagen Business School ^*  (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discount rates; Field experiments; Laboratory experiments; Preferences; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

EID: 74749091839     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2009.09.006     Document Type: Article

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