Punishment, inequality, and welfare: A public good experiment

Social Choice and Welfare

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 475-502

  Masclet, David ^a   Villeval, Marie Claire ^b,c,d  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b GATE Lyon Saint Etienne   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LUMIÈRE LYON 2   (France)

^d IZA   (Germany)

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EID: 50249107545     PISSN: 01761714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00355-007-0291-7     Document Type: Article

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