Fundraising to a real-life public good – evidence from the laboratory
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Keywords
Experiment; Fundraising; Real-life public good;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C92 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Group Behavior
- H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
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