A simple mechanism for the efficient provision of public goods: Experimental evidence

American Economic Review

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 247-264

  Falkinger, Josef ^a   Fehr, Ernst ^b   Gächter, Simon ^b   Winter Ebmer, Rudolf ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

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EID: 0001388637     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.90.1.247     Document Type: Article

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