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A model of the effect of affect on economic decision making

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  • Alice Isen

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  • Benjamin Hermalin & Alice Isen, 2008. "A model of the effect of affect on economic decision making," Quantitative Marketing and Economics (QME), Springer, vol. 6(1), pages 17-40, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:qmktec:v:6:y:2008:i:1:p:17-40
    DOI: 10.1007/s11129-007-9032-6
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    Keywords

    Affect; Morale; Emotion; B41; D99; C70; C73; D81;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
    • D99 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Other
    • C70 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - General
    • C73 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Stochastic and Dynamic Games; Evolutionary Games
    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty

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