Would I lie to you? On social preferences and lying aversion
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Would I Lie To You? On Social Preferences and Lying Aversion∗
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عنوان ژورنال: Experimental Economics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1386-4157,1573-6938
DOI: 10.1007/s10683-008-9208-2