Status quo bias in decision making

William Samuelson; Richard Zeckhauser

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journal article Mar 01, 1988

Status quo bias in decision making

William Samuelson Richard Zeckhauser

Journal of Risk and Uncertainty Vol. 1 No. 1 pp. 7-59 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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William Samuelson, Richard Zeckhauser (1988). Status quo bias in decision making. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1(1), 7-59. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00055564

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