Introduction to field experiments in economics with applications to the economics of charity

Experimental Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-212

  List, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics of charity; Field experiment

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249123918     PISSN: 13864157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10683-008-9201-9     Document Type: Review

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