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    Roberto A. Weber

  2. Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology, CA

    Colin F. Camerer

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Weber, R.A., Camerer, C.F. “Behavioral experiments” in economics. Exp Econ 9, 187–192 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-006-9121-5

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