Intergroup confict and intra-group punishment in an experimental contest game

American Economic Review

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 420-447

  Abbink, Klaus ^a   Brandts, Jordi ^b   Herrmann, Benedikt ^c   Orzen, Henrik ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

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EID: 77952404779     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.100.1.420     Document Type: Article

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