Cooperation and framing effects in provision point mechanisms: Experimental evidence

Ecological Economics

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1200-1210

  Bougherara, Douadia ^a   Denant Boemont, Laurent ^b   Masclet, David ^b,c  

^a LERECO   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c CIRANO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Framing effects; Provision point; Public goods experiment

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PUBLIC GOODS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79953762526     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2011.01.023     Document Type: Article

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