Field experiments with firms

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 63-82

  Bandiera, Oriana ^a   Barankay, Iwan ^b   Rasul, Imran ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80051924473     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.25.3.63     Document Type: Conference Paper

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