Using experimental economics to measure social capital and predict financial decisions

American Economic Review

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1688-1699

  Karlan, Dean S ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645745925     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282805775014407     Document Type: Review

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