Exchange, theft, and the social formation of property

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 206-229

  Kimbrough, Erik O ^a,b   Smith, Vernon L ^b   Wilson, Bart J ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exchange; Experimental economics; Property rights; Specialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952548985     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2010.03.017     Document Type: Article

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