Neuroeconomics: Using neuroscience to make economic predictions

Economic Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 519, 2007, Pages

  Camerer, Colin F ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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ECONOMIC THEORY; ECONOMICS; NEUROLOGY; PREDICTION;

EID: 34250324747     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02033.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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