Competitive and opportunistic behavior in a prisoner's dilemma game: Experimental evidence on the impact of culture and education

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 333-350

  Boone, Christophe ^a   Van Witteloostuijn, Arjen ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0033474561     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5221(98)00022-0     Document Type: Article

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