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
Authors:	Koppel, Hannes ; Schulze, Günther G.
Publisher:	Jena : Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Max Planck Institute of Economics
Subject:	Spende \| Soziales Verhalten \| Price Bundling \| Willingness to pay \| Feldforschung \| Tied versus untied transfers \| charitable donations \| charity \| willingness to give \| pro social behavior

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Series:	Jena Economic Research Papers ; 2009,102
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	61735247X [GVK] hdl:10419/32613 [Handle]
Classification:	D64 - Altruism ; C93 - Field Experiments ; H41 - Public Goods
Source:	EconStor

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