The persistence of inferior cultural-institutional conventions

American Economic Review

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 93-98

  Belloc, Marianna ^a   Bowles, Samuel ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 84879115768     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.103.3.93     Document Type: Conference Paper

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