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Can official advice improve mortgage-holders’ perceptions of switching? An experimental investigation

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  • Timmons, Shane
  • Barjaková, Martina
  • McElvaney, Terry
  • Lunn, Pete

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  • Timmons, Shane & Barjaková, Martina & McElvaney, Terry & Lunn, Pete, 2019. "Can official advice improve mortgage-holders’ perceptions of switching? An experimental investigation," Papers WP612, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).
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