Self-serving interpretations of ambiguity in other-regarding behavior

Games and Economic Behavior

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 614-625

  Haisley, Emily C ^a   Weber, Roberto A ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Ambiguity; Dictator game; Fairness; Social preference

Indexed keywords

EID: 75349096369     PISSN: 08998256     EISSN: 10902473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geb.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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