Do charities get more when they ask more often? Evidence from a unique field experiment
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- Donkers, A.C.D. & van Diepen, M. & Franses, Ph.H.B.F., 2010. "Do Charities Get More when They Ask More Often? Evidence from a Unique Field Experiment," ERIM Report Series Research in Management ERS-2010-015-MKT, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
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Fundraising; Competition; Direct mailing; Field experiment;All these keywords.
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- C44 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Operations Research; Statistical Decision Theory
- M - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics
- M31 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Marketing
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