Laboratory experiments for economic policy making

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 407-432

  Normann, Hans Theo ^a   Ricciuti, Roberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experimental economics; Policy experiments

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION POLICY; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC POLICY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FINANCIAL MARKET; GAME THEORY; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 67049109160     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2008.00567.x     Document Type: Article

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