The evolution of cooperation in infinitely repeated games: Experimental evidence

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 411-429

  Bó, Pedro Dal ^a   Fréchette, Guillaume R ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79952128429     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.1.411     Document Type: Article

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