Models of stochastic choice and decision theories: Why both are important for analyzing decisions

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 963-986

  Blavatskyy, Pavlo R ^a   Pogrebna, Ganna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 77957156498     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.1116     Document Type: Article

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