What makes a sanction "stick"? The effects of financial and social sanctions on norm compliance

Social Influence

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 70-80

  Nelissen, Rob M A ^a   Mulder, Laetitia B ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Financial sanctions; Social dilemmas; Social norms; Social sanctions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871039848     PISSN: 15534510     EISSN: 15534529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15534510.2012.729493     Document Type: Article

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