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Can Nudges Be Transparent and Yet Effective? 轻推可以透明而有效吗?

Accepted Paper Pub Date : 2018-02-28 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.2816227

Hendrik Bruns, Elena Kantorowicz-Reznichenko, Katharina Klement, Marijane Luistro Jonsson, Bilel Rahali

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