Charity, Publicity, and the Donation Registry

Cooter Robert and Broughman Brian J
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Cooter Robert: UCB
Broughman Brian J: University of California, Berkeley

The Economists' Voice, 2005, vol. 2, issue 3, 9

Abstract: Many Americans donate little or nothing to charity, but according to Robert Cooter and Brian Broughman, our social environment is the cause, not human nature. They propose a small policy change to increase transparency and elicit generosity inspired by experimental evidence about the nature of giving.

Keywords: charity; charities; donations; contributions; publicity; information; donation registry; social norms; social goods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.2202/1553-3832.1039

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