Will a digital camera cure your sick puppy? Modality and category effects in donation-based crowdfunding

@article{Xu2018WillAD,
  title={Will a digital camera cure your sick puppy? Modality and category effects in donation-based crowdfunding},
  author={Larry Zhiming Xu},
  journal={Telematics Informatics},
  year={2018},
  volume={35},
  pages={1914-1924}
}
  • L. Xu
  • Published 1 October 2018
  • Business
  • Telematics Informatics
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