Public goods games in Japan: Cultural and individual differences in reciprocity

Human Nature

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-156

  Ishii, Keiko ^a   Kurzban, Robert ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural research; Japan; Public goods; Reciprocity; Social dilemmas

Indexed keywords

EID: 50849145171     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12110-008-9034-4     Document Type: Article

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