Cooperation, status seeking and competitive behaviour: Theory and evidence

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-77

  Gaspart, Frédéric ^a   Seki, Erika ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collective action; Cooperative production; Fishery; Income pooling; Interpersonal comparison; Social status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037404049     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(02)00139-7     Document Type: Article

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