Learning rules of thumb or learning more rational rules

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-236

  Slonim, Robert L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bounded rationality; C91; D83; Experimental economics; Individual decision making; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038755876     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(99)00007-4     Document Type: Article

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