Motivated numeracy and enlightened self-government

Behavioural Public Policy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 54-86

  Kahan, Dan M ^a   Peters, Ellen ^b   Dawson, Erica Cantrell ^c   Slovic, Paul ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 85170844566     PISSN: 2398063X     EISSN: 23980648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/bpp.2016.2     Document Type: Article

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