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Effects of Peers and Rank on Cognition, Preferences, and Personality

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Effects of Peers and Rank on Cognition, Preferences, and Personality. / Dasgupta, Utteeyo; Mani, Subha; Sharma, Smriti et al.
In: The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 104, No. 3, 31.05.2022, p. 587-601.

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Dasgupta, U, Mani, S, Sharma, S & Singhal, S 2022, 'Effects of Peers and Rank on Cognition, Preferences, and Personality', The Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 104, no. 3, pp. 587-601. https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00966

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Dasgupta, U., Mani, S., Sharma, S., & Singhal, S. (2022). Effects of Peers and Rank on Cognition, Preferences, and Personality. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 104(3), 587-601. https://doi.org/10.1162/rest_a_00966

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Dasgupta U, Mani S, Sharma S, Singhal S. Effects of Peers and Rank on Cognition, Preferences, and Personality. The Review of Economics and Statistics. 2022 May 31;104(3):587-601. Epub 2020 Oct 8. doi: 10.1162/rest_a_00966

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Dasgupta, Utteeyo ; Mani, Subha ; Sharma, Smriti et al. / Effects of Peers and Rank on Cognition, Preferences, and Personality. In: The Review of Economics and Statistics. 2022 ; Vol. 104, No. 3. pp. 587-601.

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