Experimental economics and deception

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 377-395

  Bonetti, Shane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C9*Experimental economics*Deception*Public goods*Free riding*Ultimatum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000757477     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(98)00012-9     Document Type: Article

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