Selection or indoctrination: Why do economics students donate less than the rest?

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 318-327

  Bauman, Yoram ^a   Rose, Elaina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

A13; A20; Economics education; H41; Public goods

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960901445     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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