Pillars of trust: An experimental study on reputation and its effects

Sociological Research Online

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 49-67

  Boero, Riccardo ^a,b,c   Bravo, Giangiacomo ^a,b,c   Castellani, Marco ^a,b,c   Laganà, Francesco ^a,b,c   Squazzoni, Flaminio ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Laboratory experiments; Repeated investment game; Reputation; Social norms; Third party; Third party repeated investment game; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749092289     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13607804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5153/sro.2042     Document Type: Article

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