Loss aversion and anchoring in commercial real estate pricing: Empirical evidence and price index implications

Real Estate Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 635-670

  Bokhari, Sheharyar ^a   Geltner, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 81255168022     PISSN: 10808620     EISSN: 15406229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6229.2011.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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