Learning to cooperate: Learning networks and the problem of altruism

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 572-587

  Scholz, John T ^b   Wang, Cheng Lung ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67650986288     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2009.00387.x     Document Type: Article

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