Partial gift exchange in an experimental labor market: Impact of subject population differences, productivity differences, and effort requests on behavior

Journal of Labor Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 923-951

  Hannan, R Lynn ^a   Kagel, John H ^c   Moser, Donald V ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0036451285     PISSN: 0734306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/342894     Document Type: Article

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