The ignorant observer

Social Choice and Welfare

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-232

  Gajdos, Thibault ^a   Kandil, Feriel ^b  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b CERC   (France)

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EID: 47849085254     PISSN: 01761714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00355-007-0274-8     Document Type: Article

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