Classroom experiments: Not just fun and games

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 162-178

  Durham, Yvonne ^a   McKinnon, Thomas ^b   Schulman, Craig ^c,d  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Law and Economics Consulting Group   (United States)

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EID: 33847329612     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2006.00003.x     Document Type: Article

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