Drawing the line somewhere: An experimental study of moral compromise

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 718-725

  Lewis, Alan ^a   Bardis, Alexander ^a   Flint, Chloe ^a   Mason, Claire ^a   Smith, Natalya ^a   Tickle, Charlotte ^a   Zinser, Jennifer ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compromises; Money; Morals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857683267     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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