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Incentivizing Pro-social Behavior in Governance: The Effects of Revealing Peer Rankings on Voluntary Service

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  • Villas-Boas, Sofia B
  • Taylor, Rebecca
  • Deakin, Elizabeth

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  • Villas-Boas, Sofia B & Taylor, Rebecca & Deakin, Elizabeth, 2016. "Incentivizing Pro-social Behavior in Governance: The Effects of Revealing Peer Rankings on Voluntary Service," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt9kz083jj, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
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