Choosing Who You Are: The Structure and Behavioral Effects of Revealed Identification Preferences

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Choosing Who You Are: The Structure and Behavioral Effects of Revealed Identification Preferences. / Hett, Florian; Kröll, Markus; Mechtel, Mario.
Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 2019. (GSME Discussion Paper Series; Vol. 1903).

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Hett, F, Kröll, M & Mechtel, M 2019 'Choosing Who You Are: The Structure and Behavioral Effects of Revealed Identification Preferences' GSME Discussion Paper Series, vol. 1903, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2837519

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Hett, F., Kröll, M., & Mechtel, M. (2019). Choosing Who You Are: The Structure and Behavioral Effects of Revealed Identification Preferences. (GSME Discussion Paper Series; Vol. 1903). Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2837519

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Hett F, Kröll M, Mechtel M. Choosing Who You Are: The Structure and Behavioral Effects of Revealed Identification Preferences. Mainz: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz. 2019 Jan 25. (GSME Discussion Paper Series). doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2837519

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