Monetary and nonmonetary punishment in the voluntary contributions mechanism

American Economic Review

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 366-380

  Masclet, David ^a   Noussair, Charles ^b   Tucker, Steven ^a,b,c   Villeval, Marie Claire ^a,b,c  

^a GATE Lyon Saint Etienne   (France)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0345913458     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282803321455359     Document Type: Article

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