Announcements of Support and Public Good Provision
2017 ◽
Vol 107
(12)
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pp. 3760-3787
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Providing information about contributions to public goods is known to generate further contributions. However, it is often impossible to provide verifiable information on contributions. Through a large-scale field experiment and a series of laboratory experiments, I show that nonbinding announcements of support for a public good encourage others to contribute, even when actual contributions might not or cannot be made. Providing a way to easily announce support for a charity increases donations by $865 per workplace fundraising campaign (or 16 percent of average giving). I discuss implications for understanding prosocial behavior and for organizations aiming to increase contributions to public goods. (JEL C93, D64, D83, H41, L31)
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2016 ◽
Vol 113
(52)
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pp. 14944-14948
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2018 ◽
Vol 19
(4)
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pp. 405-413
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