Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/40162 
Year of Publication: 
2010
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 10-052
Publisher: 
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim
Abstract: 
This paper studies the effect of information about a charity's size on individuals' donations to that charity. We conducted a framed field experiment with a non-student sample, in which subjects had the opportunity to donate for various charitable purposes. The results show that if subjects are to choose between large organizations with high annual revenues and small organizations with low revenues, they prefer the small organizations. We also provide insights why donors prefer the small organizations and discriminate between different theoretical approaches.
Subjects: 
charitable contributions
information
framed field experiment
fundraising
JEL: 
H41
C91
D83
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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