Is there selection bias in laboratory experiments? The case of social and risk preferences
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Selection bias; Laboratory experiments; External validity; Social preferences; Risk preferences;All these keywords.
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- C90 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - General
- D03 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles
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