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The “Black Box” Method for Experimental Economics

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  • Heinrich H. Nax

    (Behavioral Game Theory, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
    Markets and Norms, University of Zurich, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland)

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How humans behave in repeated strategic interactions, how they learn, how their decisions adapt, and how their decision-making evolves is a topic of fundamental interest in behavioral economics and behavioral game theory [...]

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  • Heinrich H. Nax, 2023. "The “Black Box” Method for Experimental Economics," Games, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-2, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jgames:v:14:y:2023:i:2:p:23-:d:1084210
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    1. Nax, Heinrich H. & Burton-Chellew, Maxwell N. & West, Stuart A. & Young, H. Peyton, 2016. "Learning in a black box," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 127(C), pages 1-15.
    2. Maxwell N. Burton-Chellew & Stuart A. West, 2022. "The Black Box as a Control for Payoff-Based Learning in Economic Games," Games, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-15, November.
    3. Nax, Heinrich H. & Burton-Chellew, Maxwell N. & West, Stuart A. & Young, H. Peyton, 2016. "Learning in a black box," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 68714, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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