Does where you stand depend on where you sit? Tithing donations and self-serving beliefs

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 703-727

  Dahl, Gordon B ^a   Ransom, Michael R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0040216591     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.4.703     Document Type: Article

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