Ambiguity and social interaction

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 355-379

  Eichberger, Jürgen ^a   Kelsey, David ^b   Schipper, Burkhard C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; GAME THEORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 64049084694     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpn030     Document Type: Article

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