The critical link between tangibility and generosity

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

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 237-252

  Cryder, Cynthia ^a   Loewenstein, George ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84921286351     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203865972     Document Type: Chapter

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