The carrot or the stick: Rewards, punishments, and cooperation

American Economic Review

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 893-902

  Andreoni, James ^a   Harbaugh, William ^b   Vesterlund, Lise ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 1442340811     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282803322157142     Document Type: Article

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