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Who do credit cards reward?
Natasha Sarin,
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Natasha Sarin
Yale Law School and Yale School of Management, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Natasha Sarin, Yale Law School and Yale School of Management, New Haven, CT
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorNatasha Sarin,
Corresponding Author
Natasha Sarin
Yale Law School and Yale School of Management, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Correspondence
Natasha Sarin, Yale Law School and Yale School of Management, New Haven, CT
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 04 June 2025
Associate editor: Maria Cancian
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