Charitable giving among females and males: An empirical test of the competitive altruism hypothesis

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Charitable giving among females and males: An empirical test of the competitive altruism hypothesis. / Böhm, Robert; Regner, Tobias.

I: Journal of Bioeconomics, Bind 15, 2013, s. 251-267.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Böhm, R & Regner, T 2013, 'Charitable giving among females and males: An empirical test of the competitive altruism hypothesis', Journal of Bioeconomics, bind 15, s. 251-267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10818-013-9152-x

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Böhm, R., & Regner, T. (2013). Charitable giving among females and males: An empirical test of the competitive altruism hypothesis. Journal of Bioeconomics, 15, 251-267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10818-013-9152-x

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Böhm R, Regner T. Charitable giving among females and males: An empirical test of the competitive altruism hypothesis. Journal of Bioeconomics. 2013;15:251-267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10818-013-9152-x

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Böhm, Robert ; Regner, Tobias. / Charitable giving among females and males: An empirical test of the competitive altruism hypothesis. I: Journal of Bioeconomics. 2013 ; Bind 15. s. 251-267.

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