Promises, theats and fairness

Economic Journal

Volumn 114, Issue 495, 2004, Pages 397-420

  Ellingsen, Tore ^a   Johannesson, Magnus ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; INVESTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 1942488146     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2004.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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