Episodes from the Early History of Experimentation in Economics
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Experimental methods; Early History of Experimentation in Economics;JEL classification:
- B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
- C9 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBE-2014-01-17 (Cognitive and Behavioural Economics)
- NEP-EVO-2014-01-17 (Evolutionary Economics)
- NEP-EXP-2014-01-17 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-HIS-2014-01-17 (Business, Economic and Financial History)
- NEP-HPE-2014-01-17 (History and Philosophy of Economics)
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