An introduction to physiological economics

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An introduction to physiological economics. / Hulme, Oliver J.; Webb, Edward J.D.; Sebald, Alexander C.

Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Experimental Economics. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019. p. 173-193.

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Hulme, OJ, Webb, EJD & Sebald, AC 2019, An introduction to physiological economics. in Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Experimental Economics. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 173-193. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788110563.00018

APA

Hulme, O. J., Webb, E. J. D., & Sebald, A. C. (2019). An introduction to physiological economics. In Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Experimental Economics (pp. 173-193). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788110563.00018

Vancouver

Hulme OJ, Webb EJD, Sebald AC. An introduction to physiological economics. In Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Experimental Economics. Edward Elgar Publishing. 2019. p. 173-193 https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788110563.00018

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Hulme, Oliver J. ; Webb, Edward J.D. ; Sebald, Alexander C. / An introduction to physiological economics. Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Experimental Economics. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019. pp. 173-193

Bibtex

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