United we stand, divided we fall: The limitations of between-group comparisons for fostering within-group cooperation
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Social comparison; Group competition; Public goods game;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods
- M5 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics
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