The identifiable victim effect: Causes and boundary conditions

The Science of Giving: Experimental Approaches to the Study of Charity

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 133-145

  Kogut, Tehila ^a   Ritov, Ilana ^b  

^a Department of Education Ben Gurion University Beer Sheva ^*  (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 80054963043     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203865972     Document Type: Chapter

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