Ultimatum Bargaining Behavior in Israel, Japan, Slovenia, and the United States: A Social Utility Analysis

Games and Economic Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 238-269

  Costa Gomes, Miguel ^a,b   Zauner, Klaus G ^c  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

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EID: 0001482034     PISSN: 08998256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/game.2000.0805     Document Type: Article

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