Effects of the price of charitable giving: Evidence from an online crowdfunding platform

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 113-124

  Meer, Jonathan ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charitable giving; Fundraising; Philanthropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899965860     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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