Heuristics and biases in charity

The Science of Giving: Experimental Approaches to the Study of Charity

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 215-236

  Baron, Jonathan ^a   Szymanska, Ewa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84921286315     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203865972     Document Type: Chapter

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