I don't get it, but I like it: Detailed pricing information increases confidence, but decreases quality of decision making
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consumer behavior; consumer protection; standardized disclosure; energy; electricity;
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- D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
- D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
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