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The ABC of Cooperation in Voluntary Contribution and Common Pool Extraction Games

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  • Kölle, Felix
  • Gächter, Simon
  • Quercia, Simone

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  • Kölle, Felix & Gächter, Simon & Quercia, Simone, 2014. "The ABC of Cooperation in Voluntary Contribution and Common Pool Extraction Games," VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy 100417, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
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