Social comparisons and reference group formation: some experimental evidence

DOI10.1016/J.GEB.2012.12.003MaRDI QIDQ2636772zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Ian M. McDonald, N. Nikiforakis, Nilss Olekalns, Hugh Sibly

Publication date 18 February 2014

Published in Games and Economic Behavior (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2012.12.003

zbMATH Keywords

laboratory experimentscognitive dissonancesocial comparisonsultimatum bargainingreal-effort

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Experimental studies (91A90)

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