Betrayal aversion: Evidence from Brazil, China, Oman, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States: Comment

American Economic Review

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 628-633

  Bolton, Gary E ^a   Ockenfels, Axel ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 77952327011     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.100.1.628     Document Type: Note

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