We test an information theory of prosocial behavior whereby ego utility and self-signaling crowd out the effect of … discounts. The evidence suggests that price discounts crowd out consumer self-inference of altruism. Alternative motivation …

We empirically test an information economics based theory of social preferences in which ego utility and self … a large price discount for the good. The combined evidence supports the self-signaling theory whereby price discounts … crowd out a consumer's self-inference of altruism from buying a good bundled with a charitable donation. Alternative …

We empirically test an information economics based theory of social preferences in which ego utility and self … a large price discount for the good. The combined evidence supports the self-signaling theory whereby price discounts … crowd out a consumer's self-inference of altruism from buying a good bundled with a charitable donation. Alternative …

. In the model agents receive heterogeneous utility from pure and impure altruism (Andreoni 1989) that permits warm glow to … vary between monetary donations and volunteering, thus allowing preferences for impure altruism to rationalize inefficient … allocation decisions. We define a measure of the price of impure altruism as the additional proportion of income sacrificed by a …

inconsistencies and reconcile the evidence on crowding out and feelings, this paper proposes a theory of conditional altruism, which …This paper presents theoretical and empirical analyses of experiments that test competing theories of altruism …, including pure altruism (a preference for the well-being of others), warm glow (a good feeling from giving) and impure altruism …