Professionals play minimax

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 395-415

  Palacios Huerta, Ignacio ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0038135321     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-937X.00249     Document Type: Article

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