Converting social conflict: Focal points and the evolution of cooperation

Review of Austrian Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 137-147

  Leeson, Peter T ^a   Coyne, Christopher J ^b   Boettke, Peter J ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HAMPDEN SYDNEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Cooperation; Focal points; Robustness

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646400812     PISSN: 08893047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11138-006-7345-4     Document Type: Article

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