Which is the fair sex? Gender differences in altruism

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 293-312

  Andreoni, James ^a   Vesterlund, Lise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0038134624     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/003355301556419     Document Type: Article

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