We present evidence from a natural field experiment and structural model designed to shed light on the efficacy of … alternative fundraising schemes. In conjunction with the Bavarian State Opera, we mailed 25,000 opera attendees a letter … describing a charitable fundraising project organized by the opera house. Recipients were randomly assigned to six treatments …

-range donations which are relevant in practice. In a randomized field experiment conducted in conjunction with the Bavarian State …

We present evidence from a natural field experiment designed to shed light on the efficacy of fundraising schemes in … opera attendees a letter describing a charitable fundraising project organized by the opera house. Recipients were randomly … assigned to treatments designed to explore behavioral responses to linear matching schemes, as well as the mere existence of a …

We study how website defaults affect consumer behavior in the domain of charitable giving. In a field experiment that …

between social group size and fundraising outcomes: (i) a positive relationship between group size and the total number of …

principal-agent experiment that shows that consistency is valued by others and that this value is anticipated. The second … experiment underlines the crucial role of early commitment for consistency preferences. Finally we show how preferences for …