Punishment in a Regulatory Setting: Experimental Evidence from the VCM

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-110

  Anderson, Lisa R ^a   Stafford, Sarah L ^a  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

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EID: 0038542101     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023952115422     Document Type: Article

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