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Social norms, cooperation and inequality

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  • Pedro Bó, 2007. "Social norms, cooperation and inequality," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 30(1), pages 89-105, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joecth:v:30:y:2007:i:1:p:89-105
    DOI: 10.1007/s00199-005-0045-7
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    Keywords

    Repeated games; Folk theorem; Social norms; Social capital; Inequality; Discrimination; C72; J7; Z13;
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    JEL classification:

    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • J7 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification

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