Why do we lie? A practical guide to the dishonesty literature

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Why do we lie? A practical guide to the dishonesty literature. / Jacobsen, Catrine; Fosgaard, Toke Reinholt; Pascual-Ezama, David.

In: Journal of Economic Surveys, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2018, p. 357–387.

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Jacobsen, C, Fosgaard, TR & Pascual-Ezama, D 2018, 'Why do we lie? A practical guide to the dishonesty literature', Journal of Economic Surveys, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 357–387. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12204

APA

Jacobsen, C., Fosgaard, T. R., & Pascual-Ezama, D. (2018). Why do we lie? A practical guide to the dishonesty literature. Journal of Economic Surveys, 32(2), 357–387. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12204

Vancouver

Jacobsen C, Fosgaard TR, Pascual-Ezama D. Why do we lie? A practical guide to the dishonesty literature. Journal of Economic Surveys. 2018;32(2):357–387. https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12204

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Jacobsen, Catrine ; Fosgaard, Toke Reinholt ; Pascual-Ezama, David. / Why do we lie? A practical guide to the dishonesty literature. In: Journal of Economic Surveys. 2018 ; Vol. 32, No. 2. pp. 357–387.

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