Self-esteem, moral capital, and wrongdoing

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 599-663

  Dal Bó, Ernesto ^a   Terviö, Marko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

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EID: 84877837864     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeea.12012     Document Type: Article

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