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On the epistemic foundation for backward induction

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Asheim, Geir B.

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Volume (Year): 44 (2002)
Issue (Month): 2 (November)
Pages: 121-144
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  1. Geir B. Asheim, 2000. "Proper Consistency," Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers 0193, Econometric Society. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Asheim, Geir B. & Dufwenberg, Martin, 2000. "Amissibility and Common Belief," Research Papers in Economics 2000:6, Stockholm University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Perea, Andrés, 2006. "Nash Equilibrium as an Expression of Self-Referential Reasoning," Research Memoranda 035, Maastricht : METEOR, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization. [Downloadable!]
  4. Bernt P. Stigum, 2000. "Rationality in Econometrics," Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers 0747, Econometric Society. [Downloadable!]
  5. Ellingsen, Tore & Johannesson, Magnus, 2000. "Is There a Hold-up Problem?," Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance 357, Stockholm School of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  6. Perea,Andrés, 2003. "Rationalizability and Minimal Complexity in Dynamic Games," Research Memoranda 047, Maastricht : METEOR, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization. [Downloadable!]
  7. Perea,Andrés, 2004. "Minimal Belief Revision leads to Backward Induction," Research Memoranda 032, Maastricht : METEOR, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization. [Downloadable!]
  8. Asheim, Geir B, 2000. "Deductive reasoning in Extensive Games," Research Papers in Economics 2000:7, Stockholm University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  9. Asheim, Geir & Søvik, Ylva, 2003. "The semantics of preference-based belief operators," Memorandum 05/2003, Oslo University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
  10. Eileen Chou & Margaret McConnell & Rosemarie Nagel & Charles Plott, 2009. "The control of game form recognition in experiments: understanding dominant strategy failures in a simple two person “guessing” game," Experimental Economics, Springer, vol. 12(2), pages 159-179, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  11. Asheim,G.B., 2000. "Deriving belief operators from preferences," Memorandum 25/2000, Oslo University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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