Individually selecting among conventions - an evolutionary and experimental analysis
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Coordination games; Conventions; Experimental economics; Evolutionary stability; C72; C91;All these keywords.
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- C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
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