The impact of social ties on group interactions: Evidence from minimal groups and randomly assigned real groups

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-115

  Goette, Lorenz ^a   Huffman, David ^b   Meier, Stephan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 84861398895     PISSN: 19457669     EISSN: 19457685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mic.4.1.101     Document Type: Article

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