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The magic of the market

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  • Shaun Hargreaves Heap, 2011. "The magic of the market," International Review of Economics, Springer;Happiness Economics and Interpersonal Relations (HEIRS), vol. 58(1), pages 105-115, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:inrvec:v:58:y:2011:i:1:p:105-115
    DOI: 10.1007/s12232-011-0116-y
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    1. Sergio Beraldo & Luigino Bruni, 2011. "The semantics of market and civil society: a bird’s eye view of Robert Sugden’s contribution to social sciences," International Review of Economics, Springer;Happiness Economics and Interpersonal Relations (HEIRS), vol. 58(1), pages 1-8, March.
    2. Frank Neher, 2013. "Markets wanted: expectation overshooting in transition economies," International Review of Economics, Springer;Happiness Economics and Interpersonal Relations (HEIRS), vol. 60(2), pages 187-219, June.

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    Keywords

    Market; Conventions; Discrimination; A1; C7; C9;
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    • A1 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics
    • C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
    • C9 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments

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