Strategic complements, substitutes, and ambiguity: The implications for public goods

Journal of Economic Theory

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 436-466

  Eichberger, Jürgen ^a   Kelsey, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Choquet integral; Free rider; Public goods; Strategic complements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036816647     PISSN: 00220531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeth.2001.2898     Document Type: Article

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