Social Comparisons and Pro-social Behavior
Testing “Conditional Cooperation” in a Field Experiment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23329629 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruno S Frey (0000-0001-5380-6655, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zurich, Bluemlisalpstrasse 10, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland.), Stephan Meier (0000-0001-6726-9731, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zurich, Bluemlisalpstrasse 10, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland.) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1717-1722 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Economic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-8282 • E-ISSN: 1944-7981 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/0002828043052187 |
| OpenAlex | W1989192412 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 182 |
| References cited | 25 |
Social Comparisons and Pro-social Behavior: Testing "Conditional Cooperation" in a Field Experiment by Bruno S. Frey and Stephan Meier. Published in volume 94, issue 5, pages 1717-1722 of American Economic Review, December 2004
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