Using Non-Pecuniary Strategies to Influence Behavior: Evidence from a Large Scale Field Experiment
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- Paul J. Ferraro & Michael K. Price, 2013. "Using Nonpecuniary Strategies to Influence Behavior: Evidence from a Large-Scale Field Experiment," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 95(1), pages 64-73, March.
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