NORMS MAKE PREFERENCES SOCIAL

Journal of the European Economic Association

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 608-638

  Kimbrough, Erik O ^a   Vostroknutov, Alexander ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C91; C92; D03

Indexed keywords

EID: 84945945412     PISSN: 15424766     EISSN: 15424774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeea.12152     Document Type: Article

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