Discussant's comments: It works in practice but does it work in theory? Comment on the paper by Vriens and Achterbergh

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 565-570

  Lane, David C ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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SYSTEMS SCIENCE;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 33749649827     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: 10991743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sres.783     Document Type: Article

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