We investigate the impact of empathy and impulsiveness on charitable giving using a real donation experiment. We …

donors, such as expressions of gratitude. In an experiment, we find that offering the option to pledge gifts induces self …

donors, such as expressions of gratitude. In an experiment, we find that offering the option to pledge gifts induces self …

awareness of the empathy-altruism link, rather than pernicious social costs of fundraising … experiment during the Salvation Army's annual campaign. The familiar bell-ringers were placed at one or both of two main …

"What triggers giving? We explore this in a randomized natural field experiment during the Salvation Army's annual … views of altruism, such as inequity aversion, and instead highlight the importance of social cues and psychological features … of the giver-receiver interaction. We argue that avoidance could evidence a lack of altruism or self-control strategy to …

We investigate the impact of empathy and impulsiveness on charitable giving using a real donation experiment. We …