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Who Is Cheating? The Role of Attendants, Risk Aversion, and Affluence

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  • Olaf Hübler
  • Lukas Menkhoff
  • Ulrich Schmidt

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  • Olaf Hübler & Lukas Menkhoff & Ulrich Schmidt, 2018. "Who Is Cheating? The Role of Attendants, Risk Aversion, and Affluence," Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin 1736, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research.
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