How universal is behavior? A four country comparison of spite and cooperation in voluntary contribution mechanisms

Public Choice

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 381-424

  Brandts, Jordi ^a   Saijo, Tatsuyoshi ^b   Schram, Arthur ^c  

^a Barcelona)   (Spain)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 3142748283     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:puch.0000033329.53595.1b     Document Type: Article

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