'Social poker': A laboratory test of predictions from club theory

Rationality and Society

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 225-248

  Crosson, Scott ^a   Orbell, John ^b   Arrow, Holly ^b  

^a University of Oregon ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Club goods; Efficiency; Inclusion; Social dilemma

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942587362     PISSN: 10434631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043463104039878     Document Type: Article

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