Do watching eyes affect charitable giving? Evidence from a field experiment

Experimental Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 530-546

  Ekström, Mathias ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Altruism; Cues; Field Experiment; Reputation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864408409     PISSN: 13864157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10683-011-9312-6     Document Type: Article

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