Which Europeans Like Nudges? Approval and Controversy in Four European Countries

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 655-688

  Loibl, Cäzilia ^a   Sunstein, Cass R ^b   Rauber, Julius ^c   Reisch, Lucia A ^d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ZEPPELIN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

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EID: 85041121384     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joca.12181     Document Type: Article

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