Lies in disguise-an experimental study on cheating

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 525-547

  Fischbacher, Urs ^a   Föllmi Heusi, Franziska ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b University of Konstanz and Thurgau Institute of Economics   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84878787875     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeea.12014     Document Type: Article

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