The happiness of giving: The time-ask effect

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 543-557

  Liu, Wendy ^a   Aaker, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 53549131236     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588699     Document Type: Article

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