The effects of race, gender, and survey methodologies on giving in the US

Economics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-180

  Rooney, Patrick M ^a   Mesch, Debra J ^a   Chin, William ^a   Steinberg, Kathryn S ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Philanthropy; Public goods; Race; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 12144276109     PISSN: 01651765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2004.06.015     Document Type: Article

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