Salience in Experimental Tests of the Endowment Effect. / Bordalo, Pedro; Gennaioli, Nicola ; Shleifer, Andrei.

In: American Economic Review, Vol. 102, No. 3, 05.2012, p. 47-52.

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Salience in Experimental Tests of the Endowment Effect. / Bordalo, Pedro; Gennaioli, Nicola ; Shleifer, Andrei.

In: American Economic Review, Vol. 102, No. 3, 05.2012, p. 47-52.

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Bordalo, P, Gennaioli, N & Shleifer, A 2012, 'Salience in Experimental Tests of the Endowment Effect', American Economic Review, vol. 102, no. 3, pp. 47-52. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.102.3.47

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Bordalo, P., Gennaioli, N., & Shleifer, A. (2012). Salience in Experimental Tests of the Endowment Effect. American Economic Review, 102(3), 47-52. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.102.3.47

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Bordalo P, Gennaioli N, Shleifer A. Salience in Experimental Tests of the Endowment Effect. American Economic Review. 2012 May;102(3):47-52. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.102.3.47

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Bordalo, Pedro ; Gennaioli, Nicola ; Shleifer, Andrei. / Salience in Experimental Tests of the Endowment Effect. In: American Economic Review. 2012 ; Vol. 102, No. 3. pp. 47-52.

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