How fair shares compare: Experimental evidence from two cultures

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 118, Issue , 2015, Pages 40-54

  Jakiela, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Earned property rights; Experimental economics; Lab in the field; Social preferences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942553466     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2015.02.017     Document Type: Article

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