Stated beliefs versus inferred beliefs: A methodological inquiry and experimental test

Games and Economic Behavior

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 616-632

  Rutström, E Elisabet ^a   Wilcox, Nathaniel T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental methods; Inferred beliefs; Repeated games; Stated beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349303636     PISSN: 08998256     EISSN: 10902473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geb.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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