Cooperation under the shadow of the future: Experimental evidence from infinitely repeated games

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1591-1604

  Pedro Dal, B O ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645727808     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282805775014434     Document Type: Review

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