An old measure of decision-making quality sheds new light on paternalism

Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-44

  Kariv, Shachar ^a   Silverman, Dan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874785489     PISSN: 09324569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1628/093245613X660384     Document Type: Article

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