Corruption and culture: An experimental analysis

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 94, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 862-869

  Barr, Abigail ^a   Serra, Danila ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; Culture; Economic experiments; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049458661     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2010.07.006     Document Type: Article

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