Agenda control as a cheap talk game: Theory and experiments with Storable Votes
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Article history: Received 11 November 2009 Available online 16 July 2010 JEL classification: C9 D02 D7 D8
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Games and Economic Behavior
دوره 72 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011