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Mental accounting and decision making: Evidence under reverse conditions where money is spent for time saved

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  • Duxbury, Darren
  • Keasey, Kevin
  • Zhang, Hao
  • Chow, Shue Loong

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  • Duxbury, Darren & Keasey, Kevin & Zhang, Hao & Chow, Shue Loong, 2005. "Mental accounting and decision making: Evidence under reverse conditions where money is spent for time saved," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 26(4), pages 567-580, August.
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