Location, cooperation and communication: An experimental examination

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-80

  Brown Kruse, Jamie ^a   Schenk, David J ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laboratory experiments; Repeated games; Spatial competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034582214     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(99)00034-x     Document Type: Article

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