Is a donor in hand better than two in the bush? Evidence from a natural field experiment

American Economic Review

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 958-983

  Landry, Craig E ^a   Lange, Andreas ^b   List, John A ^c   Price, Michael K ^d   Rupp, Nicholas G ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 77956126041     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.100.3.958     Document Type: Article

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