Do donation ceilings increase contributions? Evidence from an experimental study

François Cochard, Emmanuel Peterlé and Jean-Christian Tisserand

Economics Letters, 2025, vol. 256, issue C

Abstract: We study how setting a maximum limit on donations affects how much people give to charity. In a laboratory experiment with 210 participants, we compare three conditions: a neutral baseline, a suggested donation amount, and a capped maximum donation. We find that imposing a donation ceiling significantly increases both the likelihood and the amount of giving compared to the baseline. Moreover, ceilings perform at least as well as suggestions in our experimental setting.

Keywords: Charitable giving; Donation ceilings; Behavioral interventions; Lab experiment; Anchoring; Completion effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2025.112586

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