Focal points in coordinated divergence

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 635-647

  Heath, Chip ^a   Ho, Ben ^a   Berger, Jonah ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral economics; Coordination; Culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748509097     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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