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Publication Year:1995
Original Language:English
Author Nationality:United States

Private Truths, Public Lies

by Timur Kuran

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Preference falsification, according to the economist Timur Kuran, is the act of misrepresenting one's wants under perceived social pressures. It happens frequently in everyday life, as when we tell the host of a dinner party that we are enjoying the food when ...

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