The market for charitable giving

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-180

  List, John A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

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EID: 79957468884     PISSN: None     EISSN: 08953309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.25.2.157     Document Type: Article

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