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The Impact of Social Information on the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods: A Replication Study
Murphy, James J.; Batmunkh, Nomin; Nilsson, Ben; Ray, … - Economic Science Institute (ESI), Argyros School of … - 2015
Shang and Croson (2009) found that providing information about the donation decisions of others can have a positive impact on individual donations to public radio. In this study, we attempted to replicate their results, however, we found no evidence of that social comparisons affected donation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262875
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The Impact of Social Information on the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods: A Replication Study
Murphy, James J.; Batmunkh, Nomin; Nilsson, Benjamin; … - Department of Economics, College of Business and Public … - 2015
Shang and Croson (2009) found that providing information about the donation decisions of others can have a positive impact on individual donations to public radio. In this study, we attempted to replicate their results, however, we found no evidence of that social comparisons affected donation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011264945
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Do fairness and race matter in generosity? Evidence from a nationally representative charity experiment
Fong, Christina M.; Luttmer, Erzo F.P. - In: Journal of Public Economics 95 (2011) 5, pp. 372-394
We present a dictator game experiment where the recipients are local charities that serve the poor. Donors consist of approximately 1000 participants from a nationally representative sample. We manipulate the perceived worthiness and race of the charities' recipients with an audiovisual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010574333
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Incentives and the Design of Charitable Fundraisers: Lessons from a Field Experiment
Carpenter, Jeffrey P.; Matthews, Peter Hans - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
There has been little systematic study of the mechanisms typically used to raise money for charity. One of the most … inform fundraising choices. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011214026
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Follow the Leader or Follow Anyone - Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
Ebeling, Felix; Feldhaus, Christoph; Fendrich, Johannes - Cologne Graduate School in Management, Economics and … - 2012
In a fundraising field experiment we show that individuals are not only conditionally cooperative, but that they are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010607539
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Is a Donor in Hand Better Than Two in the Bush? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment
Landry, Craig E.; Lange, Andreas; List, John A.; Price, … - In: American Economic Review 100 (2010) 3, pp. 958-83
This study examines why people initially give to charities, why they remain committed to the cause, and what factors attenuate these influences. Using an experimental design that links donations across distinct treatments separated in time, we present several results. For example, previous...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008542955
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Worth 1000 Words: The effect of social cues on a fundraising campaign in a government agency. A field experiment
Sanders, Michael; Reinstein, David - Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), … - 2014
Giving has been shown by many studies to be a social phenomenon. However, while people may desire to conform to the donation of others, it is unclear how fundraisers should take advantage of this. In this paper we conduct a field experiment in a workplace, in which employees are sent prominent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261678
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Worth 1000 Words: The effect of social cues on a fundraising campaign in a government agency. A field experiment
Sanders, Michael; Reinstein, David - Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), … - 2014
Giving has been shown by many studies to be a social phenomenon. However, while people may desire to conform to the donation of others, it is unclear how fundraisers should take advantage of this. In this paper we conduct a field experiment in a workplace, in which employees are sent prominent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011198465
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“Bucket auctions” for charity
Carpenter, Jeffrey; Holmes, Jessica; Matthews, Peter Hans - In: Games and Economic Behavior 88 (2014) C, pp. 260-276
organizations rely on raffles to turn donations into cash, but auctions are also common. Theory predicts that all-pay mechanisms … that it generates more revenue than other standard mechanisms, both in theory and in the lab. We hope, therefore, that this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011117127
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Charitable Giving for Overseas Development: UK Trends Over a Quarter Century
Atkinson, Tony; Backus, Peter G.; Micklewright, John; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2008
Charitable giving for overseas development and emergency relief is important in the UK, being about a quarter of the size of government development aid. There has been a strong growth over time, reflecting the activities of development charities and the public response to a series of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114296