Incentives for experimenting agents

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 632-663

  Hörner, Johannes ^a   Samuelson, Larry ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84894250022     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: 17562171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1756-2171.12039     Document Type: Article

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