The demand for products linked to public goods: Evidence from an online field experiment

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 95, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 403-415

  McManus, Brian ^a   Bennet, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b CCA Global Partners   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; E commerce; Field experiments; Nonprofit organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953780022     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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