(Why) are economists different?

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 543-562

  Kirchgässner, Gebhard ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b CESIFO   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Commitment; Cooperative behaviour; Economic model of behaviour; Fairness of the market; Indoctrination; Referenda results; Self selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 23344450776     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2005.05.003     Document Type: Article

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