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Setting New Behavioral Standards: Sustainability Pledges and How Conformity Impacts Their Outreach 制定新的行为标准:可持续性承诺以及一致性如何影响其推广

Andrew Young: Experimental Economics Center (Topic) Pub Date : 2019-03-25 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3369557

A. Koessler

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Revealed Altruism 揭示了利他主义

Andrew Young: Experimental Economics Center (Topic) Pub Date : 2005-11-01 DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.976030

James C. Cox, D. Friedman, V. Sadiraj

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