Intention and stochastic outcomes: An experimental study

Economic Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 522, 2007, Pages 1051-1072

  Charness, Gary ^a   Levine, David I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIRM SIZE; WAGE DETERMINATION;

EID: 34447290438     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02066.x     Document Type: Article

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