Explaining the endowment effect through ownership: The role of identity, gender, and self-threat

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1034-1050

  Dommer, Sara Loughran ^a   Swaminathan, Vanitha ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 84873805140     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/666737     Document Type: Article

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