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Guilt and shame: an axiomatic analysis

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  • Raúl López-Pérez, 2010. "Guilt and shame: an axiomatic analysis," Theory and Decision, Springer, vol. 69(4), pages 569-586, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:theord:v:69:y:2010:i:4:p:569-586
    DOI: 10.1007/s11238-009-9132-8
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    6. López Pérez, Raúl & Ramírez Zamudio, Aldo., 2018. "Social norms and tax compliance: Experiments and theory," Working Papers in Economic Theory 2018/02, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain), Department of Economic Analysis (Economic Theory and Economic History).
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    Keywords

    Guilt; Inferiority feelings; Norms; Reciprocity; Self; Shame; C70; C72; D63; D64; Z13;
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    JEL classification:

    • C70 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - General
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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