It is a theft but not a crime

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 455-469

  Balestrino, Alessandro ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CESIFO   (Germany)

^c CHILD   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conformism; Digital piracy; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149124685     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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