Anomalous Behavior in Public Goods Experiments: How Much and Why?

American Economic Review

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 829-846

  Palfrey, Thomas R ^a   Prisbrey, Jeffrey E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION   (United States)

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