Cognition and behavior in two-person guessing games: An experimental study

American Economic Review

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1737-1768

  Costa Gomes, Miguel A ^a   Crawford, Vincent P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33847642644     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.96.5.1737     Document Type: Article

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