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The Effects of Status on Voluntary Contribution

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  • Lise Vesterlund & Cagri Kumru, 2005. "The Effects of Status on Voluntary Contribution," Working Paper 266, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh, revised Jan 2005.
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