Does impartial deliberation breed fair behavior?: An experimental test

Rationality and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 116-136

  Ellingsen, Tore ^a   Johannesson, Magnus ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bargaining; Fairness; Impartiality; Veil of ignorance

Indexed keywords

EID: 14544293541     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043463105051777     Document Type: Article

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