Policy choice with partial knowledge of policy effectiveness

Journal of Experimental Criminology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-125

  Manski, Charles F ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Diversification; Identification; Treatment choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957946486     PISSN: 15733750     EISSN: 15728315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11292-010-9116-2     Document Type: Article

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