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Why labour market experiments?

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  • Falk, Armin & Fehr, Ernst, 2003. "Why labour market experiments?," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 10(4), pages 399-406, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:labeco:v:10:y:2003:i:4:p:399-406
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