Reinterpreting arbitration's narcotic effect: An experimental study of learning in repeated bargaining

Games and Economic Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-33

  Bolton, Gary E ^a,b   Katok, Elena ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0011999135     PISSN: 08998256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/game.1997.0633     Document Type: Article

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