A note on the Trolley Problem and Three Weaknesses of Economic Theory
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experiment; moral dilemma; trolley problem;All these keywords.
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- B4 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology
- C9 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments
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