Do markets mitigate misperceptions of feedback?

System Dynamics Review

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 123-160

  Kampmann, Christian Erik ^a,b   Sterman, John D ^a,b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84911957235     PISSN: 08837066     EISSN: 10991727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sdr.1515     Document Type: Article

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