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Medical insurance and free choice of physician shape patient overtreatment: A laboratory experiment

Huck, Steffen; Lünser, Gabriele; Spitzer, Florian; … - 2016

the effects of medical insurance and competition in the guise of free choice of physician, including observability of … whether he was perhaps overtreated. We find that with insurance, moral hazard looms on both sides of the market: patients … found to partially offset the adverse effects of insurance: most patients seek treatment, but overtreatment is moderated. …

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Matched Fundraising: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

Huck, Steffen; Rasul, Imran - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010

We present evidence from a natural field experiment designed to shed light on the efficacy of fundraising schemes in which donations are matched by a lead donor. In conjunction with the Bavarian State Opera House, we mailed 14,000 regular opera attendees a letter describing a charitable...

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Comparing Charitable Fundraising Schemes: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment and a Structural Model

Huck, Steffen; Rasul, Imran; Shephard, Andrew - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

We present evidence from a natural field experiment and structural model designed to shed light on the efficacy of alternative fundraising schemes. In conjunction with the Bavarian State Opera, we mailed 25,000 opera attendees a letter describing a charitable fundraising project organized by the...

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Charitable Giving and Nonbinding Contribution-level Suggestions: Evidence from a Field Experiment

Adena, Maja; Huck, Steffen; Rasul, Imran - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

When asking for donations, charitable organizations often suggest a potential amount to contribute. However, the evidence concerning the effects of such suggestions is scarce and inconsistent. Unlike the majority of earlier studies concerned with small-money solicitations, we examine the effect...

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Matching donations without crowding out? Some theoretical considerations, a field, and a lab experiment

Adena, Maja; Huck, Steffen - 2016

Is there a way of matching donations that avoids crowding out? We introduce a novel matching method where the matched amount is allocated to a different project, present some simple theoretical considerations that predict reduced crowding out or more crowding in (depending on the degree of...

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A note on charitable giving by corporates and aristocrats: Evidence from a field experiment

Bassi, Vittorio; Huck, Steffen; Rasul, Imran - 2016

Multiple sources of funding are becoming increasingly important for charitable organizations. Donations from corporate donors for example account for 25-35% of charitable income for the largest US charities, across charitable sectors. This note presents some tentative first evidence from a...

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Charitable giving and nonbinding contribution-level suggestions: Evidence from a field experiment

Adena, Maja; Huck, Steffen; Rasul, Imran - 2013

When asking for donations, charitable organizations often use suggestions concerning the amount of potential contributions. However, the evidence concerning the effects of such suggestions is scarce and inconsistent. Unlike the majority of existing studies concerned with small-money...

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Comparing charitable fundraising schemes: Evidence from a natural field experiment and a structural model

Huck, Steffen; Rasul, Imran; Shephard, Andrew - 2013

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Testing consumer theory: Evidence from a natural field experiment

Adena, Maja; Huck, Steffen; Rasul, Imran - 2017

We present evidence from a natural field experiment designed to shed light on whether individual behavior is consistent with a neoclassical model of utility maximization subject to budget constraints. We do this through the lens of a field experiment on charitable giving. We find that the...

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Can mass fundraising harm your core business? A field experiment on how fundraising affects ticket sales

Adena, Maja; Huck, Steffen - 2021

Some companies engage in mass fundraising in addition to their core business. Via a corporate social responsibility (CSR) channel this may increase sales. However, ask avoidance, if present, could imply that fundraising activities may harm a company's core business. We examine how asking for...

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