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Matching Donations : Subsidizing Charitable Giving in a Field Experiment
Meier, Stephan; Frey, Bruno S. - 2011
This paper tests the effect of a matching mechanism on donations in a controlled field experiment. We match the … socially inclined to react to the matching mechanism. The field experiment provides some evidence suggesting that the matching …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014029520
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Commitment to pay taxes : a field experiment on the importance of promise
Koessler, Ann-Kathrin; Torgler, Benno; Feld, Lars P.; … - 2016
The ability of a tax authority to successfully collect taxes depends critically on both its relationship with the taxpayers and how strongly these taxpayers are committed to contributing to the common good. We present evidence on a new non-intrusive approach aimed at fostering the commitment to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011565549
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Commitment to pay taxes : results from field and laboratory experiments
Koessler, Ann-Kathrin; Torgler, Benno; Feld, Lars P.; … - 2018
and conducted a laboratory experiment to test this proposition. In the field experiment, taxpayers with a history of being … compliant are more likely to make a promise. Similarly, the laboratory experiment indicates that individuals with higher tax …. The field experiment indicates that commitment can improve payment behavior. This effect, however, is strongly dependent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011821355
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Surviving the Titanic disaster : economic, natural and social determinants
Frey, Bruno S.; Savage, David A.; Torgler, Benno - 2009
; tragic events and disasters ; survival ; quasi-natural experiment ; altruism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003808139
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Noblesse Oblige? Determinants of Survival in a Life and Death Situation
Frey, Bruno S. - 2008
the sinking of the RMS Titanic as a quasi-natural experiment to provide behavioural evidence that is rare in such a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012769705
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Noblesse Oblige? Determinants of Survival in a Life and Death Situation
Frey, Bruno S.; Savage, David A.; Torgler, Benno - 2008
sinking of the RMS Titanic as a quasi-natural experiment do provide behavioural evidence which is rare in such a controlled …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014214088
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Social Comparisons and Pro-social Behavior : Testing "Conditional Cooperation" in a Field Experiment
Frey, Bruno S.; Meier, Stephan - Institut für Empirische Wirtschaftsforschung <Zürich> - 2003
People behave pro-socially in a wide variety of situations that standard economic theory is unable to explain. Social comparison is one explanation for such pro-social behavior: people contributeif others contribute or cooperate as well....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005846385
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Environmental Morale and Motivation
Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - Center for Research in Economics, Management and the … - 2006
This chapter discusses the role of environmental morale and environmental motivation in individual behavior from the point of view of economics and psychology. It deals with the fundamental public good problem, and presents empirical (laboratory and field) evidence on how the cooperation problem...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005162582
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Pro-Social Behavior, Reciprocity or Both?
Frey, Bruno S.; Meier, Stephan - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, …
Empirical evidence is provided for the importance of non-reciprocal pro-social behavior of individuals in an anonymous, n-person pure public good setting. A unique panel data set of 136,000 observations is matched with an extensive survey. Even under anonymous conditions, a large number of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005627852
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Environmental Morale and Motivation
Frey, Bruno S.; Stutzer, Alois - Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, … - 2006
This chapter discusses the role of environmental morale and environmental motivation in individual behavior from the point of view of economics and psychology. It deals with the fundamental public good problem, and presents empirical (laboratory and field) evidence on how the cooperation problem...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005627923