Do actions speak louder than words? An experimental comparison of observation and cheap talk

Games and Economic Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-27

  Duffy, John ^a   Feltovich, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 0036211483     PISSN: 08998256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/game.2001.0892     Document Type: Article

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