Equilibrium fictions: A cognitive approach to societal rigidity

American Economic Review

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-146

  Hoff, Karla ^a   Stiglitz, Joseph E ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

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EID: 77956123850     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.100.2.141     Document Type: Conference Paper

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