Explaining differences in real and hypothetical experimental auctions and choice experiments with personality

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-26

  Grebitus, Carola ^a   Lusk, Jayson L ^b   Nayga, Rodolfo M ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Auctions; Behavior; Choice experiments; Hypothetical bias; Personality; Procedural invariance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875232667     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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