Character or context: What explains behavioural dishonesty in low-income countries?

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Character or context: What explains behavioural dishonesty in low-income countries? / Ferreira, Ines Afonso Roque; Jones, Edward Samuel; Mouco, Jorge.

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Ferreira, IAR, Jones, ES & Mouco, J 2020 'Character or context: What explains behavioural dishonesty in low-income countries?'. <https://www.wider.unu.edu/sites/default/files/Publications/Working-paper/PDF/wp2020-98.pdf>

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Ferreira, I. A. R., Jones, E. S., & Mouco, J. (2020). Character or context: What explains behavioural dishonesty in low-income countries? W I D E R. Working Papers No. 2020/98 https://www.wider.unu.edu/sites/default/files/Publications/Working-paper/PDF/wp2020-98.pdf

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Ferreira IAR, Jones ES, Mouco J. Character or context: What explains behavioural dishonesty in low-income countries? 2020 Aug.

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Ferreira, Ines Afonso Roque ; Jones, Edward Samuel ; Mouco, Jorge. / Character or context: What explains behavioural dishonesty in low-income countries?. 2020. (W I D E R. Working Papers; No. 2020/98).

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