Experiments investigating fundraising and charitable contributors

This volume consists of nine papers that use experimental and theoretical tools to examine issues pertaining to charitable auctions and fundraising. In recent years, the revenue-generating effects of different fundraising techniques have been a subject of increasing policy interest as private, relig...

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Other Authors Isaac, R. Mark 1954-, Davis, Douglas D., 1957-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2006.
SeriesResearch in experimental economics ; v. 11.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781849504065
ISSN0193-2306 ;
DOI10.1016/S0193-2306(2006)11
Physical Description1 online resource (xii, 246 p.).

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Table of Contents:
  • Revenue from the saints, the showoffs and the predators : comparisons of auctions with price-preference values / Timothy C. Salmon, R. Mark Isaac
  • Multiple public goods and lottery fund raising / Robert Moir
  • The impact of social comparisons on nonprofit fund raising / Jen Shang, Rachel Croson
  • Do donors care about subsidy type? : an experimental study / Catherine C. Eckel, Philip J. Grossman
  • Identifying altruism in the laboratory / Glenn W. Harrison, Laurie T. Johnson
  • The voluntary provision of a public good with binding multi-round commitments / Matthew A. Halloran, James M. Walker, Arlington W. Williams
  • Sealed bid variations on the silent auction / R. Mark Isaac, Kurt Schnier
  • Raising revenues for charity : auctions versus lotteries / Douglas D. Davis, Laura Razzolini, Robert J. Reilly, Bart J. Wilson
  • The optimal design of charitable lotteries : theory and experimental evidence / Andreas Lange, John A. List, Michael K. Price, Shannon M. Price.