An experimental test of warm glow giving

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 92, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 1011-1021

  Crumpler, Heidi ^a   Grossman, Philip J ^a  

^a ST CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Charitable giving; Warm glow

Indexed keywords

EID: 40949158353     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2007.12.014     Document Type: Article

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