Behavioral economics and empirical public policy

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 98-124

  Hursh, Steven R ^a,b   Roma, Peter G ^a,b  

^a Institutes for Behavior Resources   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Choice; Demand curve; Essential value; Exponential model; Public policy; Reinforcer interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874922999     PISSN: 00225002     EISSN: 19383711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jeab.7     Document Type: Article

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