Does minimax work? An experimental study

Economic Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 473, 2001, Pages 445-464

  Binmore, Ken ^a   Swierzbinski, Joe ^a   Proulx, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0037908465     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00645     Document Type: Article

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