An experimental examination of the Walrasian tâtonnement mechanism

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 681-699

  Bronfman, Corinne ^a   McCabe, Kevin ^a   Porter, David ^a   Rassenti, Stephen ^a   Smith, Vernon ^a  

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EID: 0030369850     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2555877     Document Type: Article

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