Charity in the Laboratory: Matching, Competition, and Group Identity

We conduct a laboratory experiment in which participants can make donations to real charities. We vary whether the experimenter provides matching funds for any such donations, and whether there is individual or team competition for these matching funds. Our results indicate that providing matching f...

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Published in:	Management science Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 1398 - 1407
Main Authors:	Charness, Gary, Holder, Patrick
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Linthicum INFORMS 01.03.2019 Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Subjects:	Analysis Charitable contributions Charities Competition Donations Endowment Experiments Funds Group identity Laboratories laboratory experiment Matching matching funds Motivation Motivation (Psychology) Philanthropy Prosocial behavior Social interest team competition Teams
ISSN:	0025-1909, 1526-5501
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