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A Payoff Uncertainty Explanation of Results in Experimental Centipede Games

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  • Zauner, Klaus G., 1999. "A Payoff Uncertainty Explanation of Results in Experimental Centipede Games," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 26(1), pages 157-185, January.
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