Generosity and prosocial behavior in healthcare provision: Evidence from the laboratory and field

Journal of Human Resources

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 133-162

  Michelle Brock, J ^a   Lange, Andreas ^b   Leonard, Kenneth L ^c  

^a EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84956960920     PISSN: 0022166X     EISSN: 15488004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/jhr.51.1.133     Document Type: Article

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