The giving type: Identifying donors
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- de Oliveira, Angela C.M. & Croson, Rachel T.A. & Eckel, Catherine, 2011. "The giving type: Identifying donors," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 95(5-6), pages 428-435, June.
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Charitable Giving; Public Goods; Field Experiment; Preference Stability; Social Preferences;JEL classification:
- H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
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