The 1/d law of giving

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 183-203

  Goeree, Jacob K ^a   McConnell, Margaret A ^b   Mitchell, Tiffany ^c   Tromp, Tracey ^c   Yariv, Leeat ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD CENTER FOR POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES   (United States)

^c Westridge School   (United States)

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EID: 85017134470     PISSN: 19457669     EISSN: 19457685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mic.2.1.183     Document Type: Article

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