How does the environment of an organization influence whether workers voluntarily provide effort? We study the power relationship between a non-profit unit (e.g. university department, NGO, health trust), where workers care about the result of their work, and a bu- reaucrat, who supplies some...

How does the environment of an organization influence whether workers voluntarily provide effort? We study the power relationship between a non-profit unit (e.g. university department, NGO, health trust), where workers care about the result of their work, and a bureaucrat, who supplies some...

Wer geerbt hat oder anderweitig zu mehr Geld gekommen ist, als er selbst dringend benötigt, ist mit Themen konfrontiert, die über die Geldanlage weit hinausgehen. Grosse Ideen wechseln sich ab mit ebenso grosser Ratlosigkeit. In dieser Situation geht das Buch Besser spenden! die wichtigsten...

We conduct a natural field experiment on direct and indirect transfer mechanisms for small donations. Charitable contributions are significantly higher if made indirectly, i.e. if they are tied to the purchase of a good sold at a premium, than if they are made directly. Donations are...