On the Channels of Pro-Social Behavior-Evidence from a natural field experiment
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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 significantly higher under both transfer mechanisms if people are given a suggested reference donation.Download Info
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Paper provided by Department of International Economic Policy, University of Freiburg in its series Discussion Paper Series with number 10.Length: 25 pages
Date of creation: Jan 2010
Date of revision: Jan 2010
Handle: RePEc:fre:wpaper:10
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Keywords: Tied versus untied transfers; charitable donations; charity; willingness to give; pro social behavior;Other versions of this item:
- Hannes Koppel & Günther G. Schulze, 2009. "On the Channels of Pro-Social Behavior Evidence from a natural field experiment," Jena Economic Research Papers 2009-102, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics.
- D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
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- NEP-ALL-2010-02-13 (All new papers)
- NEP-SOC-2010-02-13 (Social Norms & Social Capital)
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