Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/235849 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
cege Discussion Papers No. 424
Publisher: 
University of Göttingen, Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (cege), Göttingen
Abstract: 
We study the impact of information on the effectiveness of a taking frame in the context of charitable giving. In our laboratory experiment, either the decision maker (giving frame) or the recipient (taking frame) receives an endowment. In both cases, the decision maker can freely decide the final allocation of the money. In addition to the frame, we vary the level of information that we provide about the worthiness of the receiving charity. In keeping with our theoretical prediction, participants donate significantly more, when the decision is framed as taking rather than as giving. However, this framing effect is smaller, the more information we provide on the charity.
Subjects: 
Information
Giving
Taking
Charity
Experiment
JEL: 
C91
D64
D80
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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