Gender and free riding in a threshold public goods game: Experimental evidence

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 603-620

  Bram Cadsby, C ^a   Maynes, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

C92; Free riding; Gender; H41; J16; Public goods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000863023     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(97)00010-3     Document Type: Article

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