The moonlighting game: An experimental study on reciprocity and retribution

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 265-277

  Abbink, Klaus ^a   Irlenbusch, Bernd ^a   Renner, Elke ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

C78; C91; D63; Fairness; J41; K42; Non binding contracts; Reciprocity; Retribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001161412     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(00)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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