The impact of simple institutions in experimental economies with poverty traps

Economic Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 539, 2009, Pages 977-1009

  Capra, C Mónica ^a   Tanaka, Tomomi ^b   Camerer, Colin F ^c   Feiler, Lauren ^d   Sovero, Veronica ^e   Noussair, Charles N ^f  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CARLETON COLLEGE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INVESTMENT; MARKET CONDITIONS; POVERTY; PRODUCTIVITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 67649995625     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02262.x     Document Type: Article

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