From locality to continent: A comment on the generalization of an experimental study

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 207-210

  Kamei, Kenju ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Experiment; Public goods; Social dilemma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855895078     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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