Price expectations and reference-dependent preferences
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- Rutledge, Robert & Alladi, Vinayak & Cheung, Stephen L., 2022. "Price Expectations and Reference-Dependent Preferences," IZA Discussion Papers 15375, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
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Price expectations; Comparison effect; Loss aversion;All these keywords.
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- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- D90 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - General
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