Sorting in experiments with application to social preferences

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 136-163

  Lazear, Edward P ^a   Malmendier, Ulrike ^b   Weber, Roberto A ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84859593074     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.4.1.136     Document Type: Article

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