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Original Article

How robust is the rationality assumption in economics? A statistical test based on student grade distributions

Steven B. CaudillAuburn University, USA
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Franklin G. Mixon, Jr.The University of Southern Mississippi,Hattiesburg, Mississippi39406-5072,USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 665-673 | Published online: 09 Dec 2019

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