Price perception and confirmation bias in the context of a VAT increase

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 131-141

  Christandl, Fabian ^a   Fetchenhauer, Detlef ^a   Hoelzl, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Confirmation bias; Memory; Perceived inflation; Taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651431030     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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