Conditioning competitive behaviour in experimental Bertrand markets through contextual frames
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Framing effects; Bertrand competition; Laboratory experiments; Contextual frame;All these keywords.
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- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
- D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
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