Confucianism and preferences: Evidence from lab experiments in Taiwan and China

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 104, Issue , 2014, Pages 106-122

  Liu, Elaine M ^a   Meng, Juanjuan ^b   Wang, Joseph Tao yi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b Peking University   (China)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Confucianism; Risk aversion; Social norm; Time preferences; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901820676     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2013.09.008     Document Type: Article

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