Institutional quality, culture, and norms of cooperation: Evidence from behavioral field experiments

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 821-863

  Cassar, Alessandra ^a   d’Adda, Giovanna ^b   Grosjean, Pauline ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 84922434667     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/678331     Document Type: Article

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