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Individual versus group behavior and the role of the decision making procedure in gift-exchange experiments

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Matthias Sutter

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Volume (Year): 34 (2007)
Issue (Month): 1 (March)
Pages: 63-88
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Keywords: Gift-exchange experiment Group behavior Individual behavior Decision making Reciprocity C72 C91 C92 D70

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  3. Wolfgang J. Luhan & Martin G. Kocher & Matthias Sutter, 2006. "Group Polarization in the Team Dictator Game reconsidered," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 06-099/1, Tinbergen Institute. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Brady, Michael P. & Wu, Steven Y., 2008. "The Effect of Intragroup Communication on Preference Shifts in Groups," IZA Discussion Papers 3429, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). [Downloadable!]
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