Moderation in Groups: Evidence from Betting on Ice Break-ups in Alaska

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 882-913

  Adams, Renée ^a   Ferreira, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ALASKA; TANANA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954037348     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: 1467937X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-937X.2009.00594.x     Document Type: Article

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