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Detecting Failures of Backward Induction: Monitoring Information Search in Sequential Bargaining

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  • Camerer, Colin
  • Sen, Sankar
  • Rymon, Talia

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  • Johnson, Eric J. & Camerer, Colin & Sen, Sankar & Rymon, Talia, 2002. "Detecting Failures of Backward Induction: Monitoring Information Search in Sequential Bargaining," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 104(1), pages 16-47, May.
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