Reconciling normative and behavioural economics: The problems to be solved

Social Choice and Welfare

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 553-567

  McQuillin, Ben ^a   Sugden, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84859101170     PISSN: 01761714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00355-011-0627-1     Document Type: Review

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