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Sunk costsInvestment (military)EconomicsMicroeconomicsSocial costSocial psychologyPsychology
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- 35
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- 124-140
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Hal R. Arkes,
Catherine Blumer
(1985).
The psychology of sunk cost.
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
, 35
(1)
, 124-140.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0749-5978(85)90049-4
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- 10.1016/0749-5978(85)90049-4