Dire Straits v The Cure: Emphasising the Problem or the Solution in Charitable Fundraising for International Development
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charitable giving; dictator game; message strategy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
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