An econometric analysis of charitable giving with interdependent preferences

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 410-428

  Andreoni, James ^a   Scholz, John Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0032236420     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1998.tb01723.x     Document Type: Article

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