Hey look at me
Subtitle: the effect of giving circles on giving
By: Dean Karlan, Margaret A. McConnell
Contributors: McConnell, Margaret A. (Margaret Anne); National Bureau of Economic Research
Series: NBER working paper series -- working paper 17737; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) -- working paper no. 17737.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Description: "Theories abound for why individuals give to charity.  We conduct a field experiment with donors to a Yale University service club to test the impact of a promise of public recognition on giving.  Some may claim that they respond to an offer of public recognition not to improve their social standing, but rather to motivate others to give.  To tease apart these two theories, we conduct a laboratory experiment with undergraduates, and find no evidence to support the alternative, altruistic motivation.  We conclude that charitable gifts increase in response to the promise of public recognition primarily because of individuals' desire to improve their social image"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
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