Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 2,879
Cover Image
Blood donations and incentives : evidence from a field experiment
Götte, Lorenz; Stutzer, Alois - 2019
decrease in blood donations. This paper provides an empirical test of how material rewards affect blood donations in a three … the efficacy of a lottery ticket as a reward vis-à-vis a standard invitation, an appeal, and a free cholesterol test. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012134026
Cover Image
Blood Donations and Incentives : Evidence from a Field Experiment
Goette, Lorenz; Stutzer, Alois - 2008
blood donations rather than an increase. This paper provides an empirical test of how material incentives affect blood … types of incentive: a lottery ticket and a free cholesterol test. Lottery tickets significantly increase donations, in … particular among less motivated donors. The cholesterol test leads to no discernable impact on usable blood donations. If …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014216923
Cover Image
Blood Donations and Incentives : Evidence from a Field Experiment
Goette, Lorenz; Stutzer, Alois - 2021
blood donations rather than an increase. This paper provides an empirical test of how material incentives affect blood … types of incentive: a lottery ticket and a free cholesterol test. Lottery tickets significantly increase donations, in … particular among less motivated donors. The cholesterol test leads to no discernable impact on usable blood donations. If …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325087
Cover Image
The limits of social recognition : experimental evidence from blood donors
Götte, Lorenz; Tripodi, Egon - 2023
Does social recognition motivate prosocial individuals? We run large-scale experiments at Italy's main blood donors association, testing social recognition in social media and peer groups. We experimentally disentangle visibility concerns and peer comparisons, and study how exposure to different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014476823
Cover Image
Oxytocin, empathy, altruism and charitable giving : experimental evidence from blood donations
Jukić, Irena; Kovač, Dejan; Vuletić Čugalj, Danijela - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle - 2023
We conducted a field experiment in the natural setting of blood donations to test how oxytocin relates to empathy and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014025781
Cover Image
Blood donations and incentives : evidence from a field experiment
Götte, Lorenz; Stutzer, Alois - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149856
Cover Image
Does team competition increase pro-social lending? : evidence from online microfinance
Chen, Roy; Chen, Yan; Liu, Yang; Mei, Qiaozhu - 2014
We investigate the effects of team competition on pro-social lending activity on Kiva.org, the first microlending website to match lenders with entrepreneurs in developing countries. Using naturally occurring field data, we find that lenders who join teams contribute 1.2 more loans ($30–$42)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010413618
Cover Image
Incentives and the design of charitable fundraisers : lessons from a field experiment
Carpenter, Jeffrey P.; Matthews, Peter Hans - 2015
There has been little systematic study of the mechanisms typically used to raise money for charity. One of the most common is the simple raffle in which participants purchase chances to win a prize at a constant price. We conduct a field experiment randomly assigning participants to four raffle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010502690
Cover Image
Incentives and the Design of Charitable Fundraisers : Lessons from a Field Experiment
Carpenter, Jeffrey P. - 2015
There has been little systematic study of the mechanisms typically used to raise money for charity. One of the most common is the simple raffle in which participants purchase chances to win a prize at a constant price. We conduct a field experiment randomly assigning participants to four raffle...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013024901
Cover Image
Optimal incentives to give
Castillo, Marco; Petrie, Ragan - 2020
We examine optimal incentives for charitable giving with a large-scale field experiment involving 26 charities and over 112,000 unique individuals. The price of giving is varied by offering a fixed match if the donation meets a threshold amount (e.g. "give at least $25 and the charity receives a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012231620