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 …

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 …

matching method, some simple theoretical considerations, and evidence from a large-scale natural field experiment on charitable …Is there a way of matching donations that avoids crowding out? And, more generally, what is the best way to utilize a … bigger lead gift for raising smaller contribu-tions in a fundraising campaign? To answer these questions, we present a novel …

matching for the same project results in partial crowding out in the field experiment and, as predicted, crowding out is … reduced under the novel matching scheme. The lab experiment provides more fine-tuned evidence for the change in crowding and …Is there a way of matching donations that avoids crowding out? We introduce a novel matching method where the matched …

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 …

An influential result in the literature on charitable giving is that matching subsidies dominate rebate subsidies in … evidence of dominance in our online experiment: The three subsidy types are equally effective overall. At a more disaggregate … level, rebates lead to a higher likelihood of giving while matching and discount subsidies lead to larger donations by …

-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 …

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

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 …

show theoretically that threshold matching can induce crowding in if appropriately personalized. In a field experiment, we …We study a form of threshold matching where donations above a certain threshold are topped up with a fixed amount. We … applying to all recipients of a fundraising call. …