Now or never! The effect of deadlines on charitable giving: Evidence from two natural field experiments

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Now or never! The effect of deadlines on charitable giving : Evidence from two natural field experiments. / Damgaard, Mette Trier; Gravert, Christina.

I: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Bind 66, 01.02.2017, s. 78-87.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Damgaard, MT & Gravert, C 2017, 'Now or never! The effect of deadlines on charitable giving: Evidence from two natural field experiments', Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, bind 66, s. 78-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2016.04.013

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Damgaard, M. T., & Gravert, C. (2017). Now or never! The effect of deadlines on charitable giving: Evidence from two natural field experiments. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 66, 78-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2016.04.013

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Damgaard MT, Gravert C. Now or never! The effect of deadlines on charitable giving: Evidence from two natural field experiments. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. 2017 feb. 1;66:78-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2016.04.013

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Damgaard, Mette Trier ; Gravert, Christina. / Now or never! The effect of deadlines on charitable giving : Evidence from two natural field experiments. I: Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. 2017 ; Bind 66. s. 78-87.

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