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The Effect of Anchoring Bias on the Estimation of Asking and Transaction Prices in the Housing Market Cover

The Effect of Anchoring Bias on the Estimation of Asking and Transaction Prices in the Housing Market

By: Joanna Węgrzyn and  Julia Kuta  
Open Access
|May 2024

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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 11
Submitted on: Jan 7, 2024
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Accepted on: May 14, 2024
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Published on: May 22, 2024
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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