public good provision. We test these predictions in a laboratory experiment where we vary the number of participants, the …-pay auction. Consistent with the theory, we find that the mpcr matters for contribution amounts under the lottery mechanism …. However, inconsistent with the theory bids are always significantly higher than predicted and there is no significant …

Midwestern USA. The model provides a framework to simultaneously segment a population, and to explain the effect of various … fundraising context, where segmentation is often based on intuitive, albeit possibly biased criteria. Instead, in clusterwise …

(1998) argues that such a fundraising strategy may be particularly effective when funds are being raised for projects that … strength of the theory we examine the effect of announcements in both the presence and absence of fixed costs. Our findings are … supportive of the theory for sufficiently high fixed costs. …