Evolutionary origins of the endowment effect: Evidence from hunter-Gatherers

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1793-1805

  Apicella, Coren L ^a   Azevedo, Eduardo M ^b   Christakis, Nicholas A ^c   Fowler, James H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84904438577     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.6.1793     Document Type: Article

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