Hey Look at Me: The Effect of Giving Circles on Giving
Dean Karlan and
Margaret McConnell
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Margaret McConnell: Harvard School of Public Health
Working Papers from Economic Growth Center, Yale University
Abstract:
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 found 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.
Keywords: endowments; prosocial behavior; experiments; voluntary contributions; social image (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C90 D64 L30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2012-01
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cbe, nep-evo, nep-exp and nep-soc
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Journal Article: Hey look at me: The effect of giving circles on giving (2014)
Working Paper: Hey Look at Me: The Effect of Giving Circles on Giving (2012)
Working Paper: Hey Look at Me: The Effect of Giving Circles on Giving (2012)
Working Paper: Hey Look at Me: The Effect of Giving Circles on Giving (2012)
Working Paper: Hey Look at Me: The Effect of Giving Circles on Giving (2012)
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