On the Efficiency of AC/DC: Bon Scott versus Brian Johnson

Oxoby, Robert (2007): On the Efficiency of AC/DC: Bon Scott versus Brian Johnson.

Abstract

We explore the effects of listening to the music of AC/DC in a simple bargaining environment.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: University of Calgary
• Language: English
• Keywords: bargaining; reciprocity; music; experiments
• Subjects: Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z19 - Other; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C9 - Design of Experiments > C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior

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