Strong and wrong: The use of rational choice theory in experimental economics

Journal of Theoretical Politics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 498-511

  Schotter, Andrew ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Experiments; Rational choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748416454     PISSN: 09516298     EISSN: 14603667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0951629806067455     Document Type: Article

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