Measuring indirect reciprocity: Whose back do we scratch?

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-202

  Stanca, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Experimental economics; Microeconomic behavior; Reciprocity

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349120875     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2008.07.010     Document Type: Article

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