Symbols, Group Identity and the Hold-up Problem
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Keywords
altruism; experiment; group identity; hold-up problem; other-regarding preferences; relation-specific investment; symbols; team membership;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D20 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - General
- L20 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - General
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EVO-2011-12-13 (Evolutionary Economics)
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