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Invisible hands working together

Geoff Riley

16th February 2015

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Juan Camilo Cárdenas of Universidad de los Andes describes his innovative use of experimental economics in real-life situations and how it helps us understand why people co-operate despite the apparent incentives not to.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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