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Applied Economics Letters Volume 19, 2012 - Issue 17
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Can perceived task complexity influence cheap talk's effectiveness in reducing hypothetical bias in stated choice studies?

Andres Silva Kent Business School, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7PE, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr. Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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Benjamin L. Campbell Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, Vineland Station, ON, Canada
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John L. Park Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
Pages 1711-1714 | Published online: 16 Mar 2012

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