Code creation in endogenous merger experiments

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 337-352

  Feiler, Lauren ^a   Camerer, Colin F ^b  

^a CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 77952713788     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2009.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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