Imitation and the Incentive to Contribute Early in a Sequential Public Good Game

Journal of Public Economic Theory

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 691-708

  Cartwright, Edward ^a   Patel, Amrish ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 77955132604     PISSN: 10973923     EISSN: 14679779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9779.2010.01470.x     Document Type: Article

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