Alternative rebate rules in the provision of a threshold public good: An experimental investigation

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-220

  Marks, Melanie ^a   Croson, Rachel ^b  

^a LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

C72; Experiment; H41; Public Good; Rebates; Threshold

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031995014     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(97)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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