Cooperation among strangers with limited information about reputation

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 89, Issue 8 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 1457-1468

  Bolton, Gary E ^a   Katok, Elena ^a   Ockenfels, Axel ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Experimental economics; Reputation

Indexed keywords

EID: 20944433221     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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