AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST OF WARM GLOW GIVING

Heidi Crumpler and Philip Grossman ()
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Philip Grossman: Department of Economics, St. Cloud State University

No 2008-02 Classification-H4, D64, C72, C91, Working Papers from Saint Cloud State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper reports the results of an experimental test of the warm glow hypothesis. A participant is presented with the opportunity to contribute from her own endowment to a charity of choice. The experiment is designed so that a pure altruist has no incentive to donate. The amount the designated charity will receive is preset; any contribution by the participant crowds out dollar-for-dollar giving by the proctor. We find that participants, on average, donated 20 percent of their endowments and that approximately 57 percent of the participants made a donation.

Keywords: Warm Glow; Charity; Altruism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-10

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