There has been little systematic study of the mechanisms typically used to raise money for charity. One of the most … experiment randomly assigning participants to four raffle treatments to examine the effectiveness of alternative incentive … schemes designed to encourage either participation or volume. Our results confirm the importance of incentives in that we find …

We conduct a field experiment on direct and indirect transfer mechanisms. It shows that people are willing to donate … transfers ; donations ; charity ; efficiency versus effectiveness ; ‘fair trade’ …

We conduct a field experiment on direct and indirect transfer mechanisms. It shows that people are willing to donate … transfers ; donations ; charity ; efficiency versus effectiveness ; "fair trade" …

The declining use of cash in society urges charities to experiment with digital payment instruments in their off … problem. We report on a field experiment the results of which show that donors who have pledged an amount are indeed more …

donations. We also primed between-subjects the emphasis on the donation value to the charity (pure altruism) or the sacrifice to … the donor (impure warm-glow altruism). Consistent with the model's predictions, the experiment shows that priming pure … volunteering time to donating money when monetary donations are, ceteris paribus, more efficient for providing resources to charity …

Theories abound for why individuals give to charity. We conduct a field experiment with donors to a Yale University … theories, we conduct a laboratory experiment with undergraduates, and find no evidence to support the alternative, altruistic …