Give more tomorrow: Two field experiments on altruism and intertemporal choice

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 95, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 1349-1357

  Breman, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Field experiment; Intertemporal choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 81055156315     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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