The Material basis of Cooperation: how Scarcity Reduces Trusting Behaviour

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The Material basis of Cooperation : how Scarcity Reduces Trusting Behaviour. / Agneman, Gustav; Falco, Paolo; Joel, Exaud; Selejio, Onesmo.

I: The Economic Journal, Bind 133, Nr. 652, 05.2023, s. 1265-1285.

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Agneman, G, Falco, P, Joel, E & Selejio, O 2023, 'The Material basis of Cooperation: how Scarcity Reduces Trusting Behaviour', The Economic Journal, bind 133, nr. 652, s. 1265-1285. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueac087

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Agneman, G., Falco, P., Joel, E., & Selejio, O. (2023). The Material basis of Cooperation: how Scarcity Reduces Trusting Behaviour. The Economic Journal, 133(652), 1265-1285. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueac087

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Agneman G, Falco P, Joel E, Selejio O. The Material basis of Cooperation: how Scarcity Reduces Trusting Behaviour. The Economic Journal. 2023 maj;133(652):1265-1285. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueac087

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Agneman, Gustav ; Falco, Paolo ; Joel, Exaud ; Selejio, Onesmo. / The Material basis of Cooperation : how Scarcity Reduces Trusting Behaviour. I: The Economic Journal. 2023 ; Bind 133, Nr. 652. s. 1265-1285.

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