Transactions costs in charitable giving: Evidence from two field experiments

B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Rasul, Imran ^a   Huck, Steffen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charitable giving; Field experiment; Reminders; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951989772     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19351682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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