Voluntary association in public goods experiments: Reciprocity, mimicry and efficiency

Economic Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 506, 2005, Pages 1032-1053

  Page, Talbot ^a   Putterman, Louis ^a   Unel, Bulent ^a  

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PUBLIC GOODS; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

EID: 28244454611     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2005.01031.x     Document Type: Review

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