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Introduction to Experimental Economics and Culture

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  • Anna Gunnthorsdottir & Douglas A. Norton, 2018. "Introduction to Experimental Economics and Culture," Research in Experimental Economics, in: Experimental Economics and Culture, volume 20, pages 1-24, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
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    DOI: 10.1108/S0193-230620180000020001
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