We-thinking and vacillation between frames: filling a gap in Bacharach’s theory
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- Smerilli, Alessandra, 2010. "We-thinking and vacillation between frames: filling a gap in Bacharach's theory," MPRA Paper 25246, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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We-reasoning; Team-reasoning; Game theory; Equilibrium;All these keywords.
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- C79 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Other
- Z19 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Other
- C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
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