Detection, identification, and estimation of loss aversion: Evidence from an auction experiment

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

Volumn 6, Issue 1 D, 2014, Pages 91-133

  Banerji, A ^a   Gupta, Neha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

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EID: 84894027362     PISSN: 19457669     EISSN: 19457685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mic.6.1.91     Document Type: Article

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