Real wealth and experimental cooperation: Experiments in the field lab

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 263-289

  Cardenas, Juan Camilo ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Collective action; Common pool resources; Cooperation; Field experiments; Inequality; Local commons; Wealth

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCE; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0038743198     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3878(02)00098-6     Document Type: Article

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