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Relational Warm Glow and Giving in Social Groups

Scharf, Kimberley; Smith, Sarah - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

between social group size and fundraising outcomes: (i) a positive relationship between group size and the total number of … donations; (ii) a negative relationship between group size and the amount given by each donor; (iii) no relationship between …

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Donations

Buraschi, Andrea; Cornelli, Francesca - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

National Opera. Merging all their box office and fundraising data, our data set not only contains individuals’ donations, but …This paper is an empirical study of the motives for charitable donations, based on a unique data set of the English … public good – here, new productions – to have access to a private good – here, fringe benefits – and by altruism. The results …

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Intermediation by Aid Agencies

Rowat, Colin; Seabright, Paul - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

This Paper models aid agencies as financial intermediaries that do not make a financial return to depositors, since the depositors' concern is to transfer resources to investor-beneficiaries. This leads to a significant problem of verification of the agencies' activities. One solution to this...

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The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India

Besley, Timothy J.; Burgess, Robin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

The determinants of government responsiveness to its citizens is a key issue in political economy. Here we develop a model based on the solution of political agency problems. Having a more informed and politically active electorate strengthens incentives for governments to be responsive. This...

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Aiding Conflict: The Impact of U.S. Food Aid on Civil War

Nunn, Nathan; Qian, Nancy - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

This paper examines the effect of U.S. food aid on conflict in recipient countries. To establish a causal relationship, we exploit time variation in food aid caused by fluctuations in U.S. wheat production together with cross-sectional variation in a country's tendency to receive any food aid...

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Verified Trust: Reciprocity, Altruism and Noise in Trust Games

Brülhart, Marius; Usunier, Jean-Claude - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

distinct and economically relevant component of individual preferences alongside selfishness and altruism. This recognition is … power of trust as a determinant of those decisions, suggesting that altruism may explain much of what ‘looks like’ trust … protocols and framing. Therefore, we propose discriminatory tests for altruism and trust that can be based on within …

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Multitasking, Quality and Pay for Performance

Kaarboe, Oddvar Martin; Siciliani, Luigi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

We present a model of optimal contracting between a purchaser and a provider of health services when quality has two dimensions. We assume that one dimension of quality is verifiable (dimension 1) and one dimension is not verifiable (dimension 2). We show that the power of the incentive scheme...

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Attitude-Dependent Altruism, Turnout and Voting

Rotemberg, Julio J. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

emerges with nontrivial voting costs and modest altruism. The model can explain higher turnout in close elections as well as …

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What Explains Fertility? Evidence from Italian Pension Reforms

Billari, Francesco C.; Galasso, Vincenzo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008

Why do people have kids in developed societies? We propose an empirical test of two alternative theories - children as 'consumption' vs. 'investment' good. We use as a natural experiment the Italian pension reforms of the 90s that introduced a clear discontinuity in the treatment across workers....

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Are the Welfare State and Distribution Really that Bad for the Economy? Effects of Reciprocal Altruism, Consumer Rivalry and Second Best

van der Ploeg, Frederick - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

Democratic countries with substantial inequality and where people believe that success depends on connections and luck induce political support for high tax rates and generous welfare states. Traditional wisdom is that such policies harm the economy, but there is not much evidence that countries...

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