The role of social connections in charitable fundraising: Evidence from a natural field experiment

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-169

  List, John A ^a   Price, Michael K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Experiments; Fundraising; Lotteries; Public goods

Indexed keywords

EID: 58649123121     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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