On the Channels of Pro-Social Behavior Evidence from a natural field experiment

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 signficantly higher under both transfer mechanisms if people are given a suggested reference donatio

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Year of publication:	2009-12-14
Authors:	Koppel, Hannes ; Schulze, Günther G.
Institutions:	Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Subject:	Tied versus untied transfers \| charitable donations \| charity \| willingness to give \| pro social behavior

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Jena Economic Research Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 2009-102
Classification:	D64 - Altruism ; C93 - Field Experiments ; H41 - Public Goods
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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