Experimental evidence on the importance of competing for profits on forecasting accuracy

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 259-269

  Brown, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

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EID: 0031637689     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(97)00095-4     Document Type: Article

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