Why Do People Keep Their Promises? An Experimental Test of Two Explanations

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DOI10.3982/ECTA7673zbMath1154.91365OpenAlexW2155452639MaRDI QIDQ3548512

Christoph Vanberg

Publication date: 15 December 2008

Published in: Econometrica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.3982/ecta7673




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