Information and subsidies: Complements or substitutes?

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 133-139

  Ashraf, Nava ^a   Jack, B Kelsey ^b   Kamenica, Emir ^c  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Information; Subsidies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874582291     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2012.12.031     Document Type: Article

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