When sanctions convey moral norms

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 331-342

  Mulder, Laetitia B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Morality; Norms; Punishments; Rewards; Sanctions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84959524627     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: 15729990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10657-016-9532-5     Document Type: Article

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