We study a form of threshold matching in fundraising where donations above a certain threshold are topped up with a … fixed amount. We show theoretically that threshold matching can induce crowding in if appropriately personalized. In a field … experiment, we explore how thresholds should be chosen depending on past donations. The optimal choice of thresholds is rather …

threshold matching can induce crowd-ing in if appropriately personalized. In a field experiment, we explore how thresholds …While increasing the number of small donors, standard linear matching schemes have been shown to cause considerable … crowding out in charitable giving with pronounced effects on large gifts. We propose a form of threshold matching where …

causes. In a large-scale natural field experiment with over 180,000 clients of a micro-lending company in Kyrgyzstan, we … such that, in contrast to previous studies, matching incentives induce crowding in of out-of-pocket donations; (ii) that …

charitable causes. In a large-scale natural field experiment with over 180,000 cli-ents of a micro-lending company in Kyrgyzstan …

In a large-scale natural field experiment, we partnered with a micro-lending company in Kyrgyzstan that asked over 180 … than the rich and in contrast to previous studies, we hypothesize that matching incentives induce crowding in of out … our theoretical model. The implications for fundraising managers are that the optimal design of fundraising campaigns …

We study intertemporal crowding between two fundraising campaigns for the same charitable organization by manipulating … with intuition, the data from our experiment in the first year suggests that multiple donations are substitutes and … manipulations no longer have an effect. When receiving a second fundraising call, donors learn that also future repetitions may …

We study intertemporal crowding between two fundraising campaigns for the same charitable organization by manipulating …

We study intertemporal crowding between two fundraising campaigns for the same charitable organization by manipulating …

-scale natural field experiment and a laboratory experiment. Similar to findings in the literature, conventional matching for the … novel matching scheme. The lab experiment provides more fine-tuned evidence for the change in crowding and yields further …Is there a way of matching donations that avoids crowding out? We introduce a novel matching method where the matched …