Abstract
Social identity theory has become increasingly important for economists. I discuss the contribution of Van Bavel and Packer’s “The Power of Us” in light of what economists (especially experimental ones) can learn from their research.
Subject
Applied Mathematics,Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty,Statistics and Probability
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