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The Psychology of Sunk Cost

foundational psychology paper, third-party hosted copy Arkes, Hal R., and Catherine Blumer (1985), Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes 35: 124-140

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“The sunk cost effect is a greater tendency to continue an endeavor once money, effort, or time has been invested, driven by a desire not to appear wasteful.”

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