Ethical differentiation and market behavior: An experimental approach

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 265-280

  Rode, Julian ^a   Hogarth, Robin M ^a,b   Le Menestrel, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contextual effects; Ethical premia; Fair trade; Price competition

Indexed keywords

EID: 41349105128     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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