Do Individuals Make Sensible Health Insurance Decisions? Evidence from a Menu with Dominated Options

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  2015

• Venue

  National Bureau of Economic Research

• Publication date

  2015-05-01

• Fields of study

  Business, Economics

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  DOI 10.3386/W21160
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