Cooperation and social classes: evidence from Colombia

Social Choice and Welfare

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 829-848

  Martinsson, Peter ^a   Villegas Palacio, Clara ^b   Wollbrant, Conny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

C91; H41

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948387735     PISSN: 01761714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00355-015-0886-3     Document Type: Article

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