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The role of mental accounting in consumer credit decision processes

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  • Ranyard, Rob
  • Hinkley, Lisa
  • Williamson, Janis
  • McHugh, Sandie

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  • Ranyard, Rob & Hinkley, Lisa & Williamson, Janis & McHugh, Sandie, 2006. "The role of mental accounting in consumer credit decision processes," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 27(4), pages 571-588, August.
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