In search of Homo economicus: Behavioral experiments in 15 small-scale societies

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 73-84

  Henrich, Joseph ^a   Boyd, Robert ^b   Bowles, Samuel ^c   Camerer, Colin ^d   Fehr, Ernst ^e   Gintis, Herbert ^c   McElreath, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0040516017     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.2.73     Document Type: Article

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