Are 'nudges' getting a fair shot? Joint versus separate evaluation

Behavioural Public Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 273-291

  Davidai, Shai ^a   Shafir, Eldar ^b  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85171257333     PISSN: 2398063X     EISSN: 23980648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/bpp.2018.9     Document Type: Article

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