Understanding Social Preferences with Simple Tests

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DOI10.1162/003355302760193904zbMath1032.91710OpenAlexW3126056200WikidataQ104633179 ScholiaQ104633179MaRDI QIDQ4789648

Gary Charness, Matthew Rabin

Publication date: 22 March 2004

Published in: The Quarterly Journal of Economics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0dc3k4m5




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