The evolution of honesty

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-17

  Somanathan, E ^a   Rubin, Paul H ^b  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural evolution; Growth; Honesty; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842711708     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2002.10.005     Document Type: Article

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