Does culture matter in economic behavior? Ultimatum game bargaining among the Machiguenga of the Peruvian Amazon

American Economic Review

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 973-979

  Henrich, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0001178766     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.90.4.973     Document Type: Article

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