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Price: The Ultimate Heuristic

In: Handbook on Contemporary Austrian Economics

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This Handbook looks through the lens of the latest generation of scholars at the main propositions believed by so-called ‘Austrians’. Each contributing author addresses key tenets of the school of thought, and outlines its ongoing contribution to economics and to the social sciences.

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  • Stephen C. Miller, 2010. "Price: The Ultimate Heuristic," Chapters, in: Peter J. Boettke (ed.), Handbook on Contemporary Austrian Economics, chapter 5, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    2. John List & Todd Cherry, 2000. "Learning to Accept in Ultimatum Games: Evidence from an Experimental Design that Generates Low Offers," Experimental Economics, Springer;Economic Science Association, vol. 3(1), pages 11-29, June.
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