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Does competition foster trust? The role of tournament incentives

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  • Steffen Keck

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  • Natalia Karelaia

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    Article provided by Springer in its journal Experimental Economics.

    Volume (Year): 15 (2012)
    Issue (Month): 1 (March)
    Pages: 204-228

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    Handle: RePEc:kap:expeco:v:15:y:2012:i:1:p:204-228

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    Keywords: Trust; Competition; Tournament incentives; Reciprocity; Betrayal aversion; C72; C91;

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