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Does monetary punishment crowd out pro-social motivation? A natural experiment on hospital length of stay

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  • Holmås, Tor Helge
  • Kjerstad, Egil
  • Lurås, Hilde
  • Straume, Odd Rune

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  • Holmås, Tor Helge & Kjerstad, Egil & Lurås, Hilde & Straume, Odd Rune, 2010. "Does monetary punishment crowd out pro-social motivation? A natural experiment on hospital length of stay," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 75(2), pages 261-267, August.
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