The effect of rewards and sanctions in provision of public goods

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 671-690

  Sefton, Martin ^a   Shupp, Robert ^b   Walker, James M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35348952111     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2007.00051.x     Document Type: Article

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