Sunk-cost fallacy and cognitive ability in individual decision-making
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C91; D03; D11; M41; Cognitive ability; Cognitive dissonance; Sunk-cost fallacy; Loss aversion;All these keywords.
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- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- D11 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Theory
- M41 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Accounting - - - Accounting
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