A computer simulation comparing the incentive structures of dictatorships and democracies

Journal of Political Science Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 135-142

  Nishikawa, Katsuo A ^a   Jaeger, Joseph ^a  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative politics course; Computer based simulation; Randomized experiment; Student learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957931626     PISSN: 15512169     EISSN: 15512177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15512169.2011.564915     Document Type: Article

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