Truth in consequentiality: Theory and field evidence on discrete choice experiments

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 145-171

  Vossler, Christian A ^a   Doyon, Maurice ^b   Rondeau, Daniel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84872192741     PISSN: 19457669     EISSN: 19457685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mic.4.4.145     Document Type: Article

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