The impact of downward social information on contribution decisions

Experimental Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 221-233

  Croson, Rachel ^a   Shang, Jen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charitable giving; Public goods; Social comparison; Social influence; Social information

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249095403     PISSN: 13864157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10683-007-9191-z     Document Type: Article

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