Sorting and sustaining cooperation

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Sorting and sustaining cooperation. / Vikander, Nick.

In: Oxford Economic Papers, Vol. 65, No. 2, 2013, p. 548-566.

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Vikander, N 2013, 'Sorting and sustaining cooperation', Oxford Economic Papers, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 548-566. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gps030

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Vikander, N. (2013). Sorting and sustaining cooperation. Oxford Economic Papers, 65(2), 548-566. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gps030

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Vikander N. Sorting and sustaining cooperation. Oxford Economic Papers. 2013;65(2):548-566. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gps030

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Vikander, Nick. / Sorting and sustaining cooperation. In: Oxford Economic Papers. 2013 ; Vol. 65, No. 2. pp. 548-566.

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