Do monetary rewards crowd out the intrinsic motivation of volunteers? some empirical evidence for italian volunteers

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 139-165

  Fiorillo, Damiano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

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EID: 79955780731     PISSN: 13704788     EISSN: 14678292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2011.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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