AIDS policy and psychology: A mechanism-design approach

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 631-646

  Caplin, Andrew ^a   Eliaz, Kfir ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85026511031     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1593781     Document Type: Conference Paper

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