On the Rationale of Group Decision-making

1948/02/01 by Duncan Black · 2,471 citations
Chemistry · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Chemistry #Economic and Environmental Valuation #Economics #Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies #Group (periodic table) #Group decision-making #Management science #Mathematical economics #Psychology #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1086/256633

published in Journal of Political Economy 56(1), 23-34 (University of Chicago Press)

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