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Trust, Reciprocity, and Contract Enforcement: Experiments on Satisfaction Guaranteed

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  • James Andreoni, 2005. "Trust, Reciprocity, and Contract Enforcement: Experiments on Satisfaction Guaranteed," Levine's Bibliography 666156000000000679, UCLA Department of Economics.
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