Is more information always better? An experimental study of charitable giving and Hurricane Katrina

Southern Economic Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 388-411

  Eckel, Catherine ^a   Grossman, Philip J ^b   Milano, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36349029641     PISSN: 00384038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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