Taking, giving, and impure altruism in dictator games
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Taking, Giving, and Impure Altruism in Dictator Games
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عنوان ژورنال: Experimental Economics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1386-4157,1573-6938
DOI: 10.1007/s10683-013-9379-3