Comparing the effectiveness of regulation and pro-social emotions to enhance cooperation: Experimental evidence from fishing communities in Colombia

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-142

  Lopez, Maria Claudia ^a,b   Murphy, James J ^c   Spraggon, John M ^d   Stranlund, John K ^d  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 84855443906     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2010.00344.x     Document Type: Article

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