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Kindness, confusion, or … ambiguity?

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  • Carmela Di Mauro
  • Massimo Finocchiaro Castro

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Experimental Economics.

Volume (Year): 14 (2011)
Issue (Month): 4 (November)
Pages: 611-633

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Handle: RePEc:kap:expeco:v:14:y:2011:i:4:p:611-633

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