Heterogeneous guilt sensitivities and incentive effects

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Heterogeneous guilt sensitivities and incentive effects. / Bellemare, Charles; Sebald, Alexander; Suetens, Sigrid.

I: Experimental Economics, Bind 21, Nr. 2, 2018, s. 316-336.

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Bellemare, C, Sebald, A & Suetens, S 2018, 'Heterogeneous guilt sensitivities and incentive effects', Experimental Economics, bind 21, nr. 2, s. 316-336. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-017-9543-2

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Bellemare, C., Sebald, A., & Suetens, S. (2018). Heterogeneous guilt sensitivities and incentive effects. Experimental Economics, 21(2), 316-336. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-017-9543-2

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Bellemare C, Sebald A, Suetens S. Heterogeneous guilt sensitivities and incentive effects. Experimental Economics. 2018;21(2):316-336. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10683-017-9543-2

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Bellemare, Charles ; Sebald, Alexander ; Suetens, Sigrid. / Heterogeneous guilt sensitivities and incentive effects. I: Experimental Economics. 2018 ; Bind 21, Nr. 2. s. 316-336.

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