Ostracism and the provision of a public good: experimental evidence

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-395

  Maier Rigaud, Frank P ^a   Martinsson, Peter ^b   Staffiero, Gianandrea ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exclusion; Experiment; Ostracism; Public good; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249139922     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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