Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/47893 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Paper Series No. 2
Publisher: 
University of Freiburg, Department of International Economic Policy (iep), Freiburg i. Br.
Abstract: 
We conduct a field experiment on direct and indirect transfer mechanisms. It shows that people are willing to donate significantly more if the donation is indirect, i.e., it is tied to the purchase of a good with a price premium, rather than made directly. This points to an efficiency-effectiveness trade-off: even though indirect donations are less efficient than direct donations, they are more effective in mobilizing resources. Our findings hold for 'Fair Trade' coffee as well as for 'normal' coffee. However, the strength of the efficiency-effectiveness trade-off is higher in the case of 'Fair Trade'.
Subjects: 
Tied transfers
donations
charity
efficiency versus effectiveness
'fair trade'
JEL: 
C93
D63
D64
H21
H41
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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