A golden rule over time: Reciprocity in intergenerational allocation decisions

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1011-1028

  Wade Benzoni, Kimberly A ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036811895     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3069327     Document Type: Article

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