Disasters and donations: The conditional effects of news attention on charitable giving

International Journal of Public Opinion Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 547-560

  Martin, Jason A ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84890224054     PISSN: 09542892     EISSN: 14716909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijpor/eds044     Document Type: Article

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