The puzzle of social preferences

Revista Internacional de Sociologia

Volumn 70, Issue EXTRA 1, 2012, Pages 113-126

  Brandts, Jordi ^a   Fatas, Enrique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experiments; Punishment; Social dilemmas; Social preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859777994     PISSN: 00349712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/ris.2011.09.03     Document Type: Review

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