Working for the warm glow: On the benefits and limits of prosocial incentives

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 114, Issue , 2014, Pages 14-18

  Imas, Alex ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Incentives; Motivation; Prosocial behavior; Warm glow

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899967931     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2013.11.006     Document Type: Article

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