Experiments investigating fundraising and charitable contributors /

Other Authors: Davis, Douglas D.,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2006.
Series:Research in experimental economics ; v. 11
Subjects:
Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=166411
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0 |a Cover -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Revenue from the Saints, the Showoffs and The Predators: Comparisons of Auctions with Price-Preference Values -- Introduction -- A Unified Model of Price Preference Valuations -- Model -- Results -- Baseline Charity -- See and Be Seen -- Raising Rivals' Cost -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Bidding Strategy in Symmetric First-Price Auctions -- Bid Function in Symmetric Second-Price Auctions -- Sealed Bid Variations on the Silent Auction -- Introduction -- Background -- Design of the Current Experiments -- Hypotheses -- Results -- Descriptive Statistics -- Parametric Tests -- Discussion and Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Raising Revenues for Charity: Auctions Versus Lotteries -- Introduction -- A Simple Model Charity Auctions and Lotteries -- The English Auction with Known Values and Charitable Intentions -- Lottery with Known Heterogeneous Values and Charitable Intentions -- Revenue Comparisons -- Experimental Design and Procedures -- Experimental Procedures -- Experimental Results -- Overview -- Revenue Effects -- Bidding -- Closing Comments -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Experiment Instructions -- Calculator -- Please Enter Some Sample Values Now -- The Optimal Design of Charitable Lotteries: Theory and Experimental Evidence -- Introduction -- The NPL and Risk Aversion -- Experimental Design -- Part 1 -- Part 2 -- Experimental Results -- Individual Risk Preference and Lottery Contributions -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Instructions -- Part 1 -- Contributions Decisions -- General Rules -- Description of each Round -- How Earnings are Determined -- -- Instructions -- Part 2 -- Risk Aversion -- Multiple Public Goods and Lottery Fund Raising -- Introduction -- Lottery Funding with Two Public Goods -- Experiment Design, Conjectures, and Procedures -- Results -- Conclusions -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References -- No Lottery -- Experiment Instructions -- Overview -- Good X -- Good G -- Good H -- Total Payoff -- The Computer Interface -- The Payoff Wizard -- Questions -- Lottery -- Experiment Instructions -- Overview -- Good X -- Good G -- H-Raffle -- Total Payoff -- The Computer Interface -- The Payoff Wizard -- Questions -- The Impact of Social Comparisons on Nonprofit Fund Raising -- Social Comparisons -- Social Comparisons in Nonprofit Fund Raising -- Our Previous Work -- A New Field Experiment -- Method -- Results -- Conclusions -- Discussion and Future Research -- Notes -- References -- Do Donors Care about Subsidy Type? An Experimental Study -- Introduction -- Experimental Design and Procedures -- Results -- Does the Subsidy Choice Influence the Amount of Giving? -- Is a Participant's Donation a Function of Understanding? -- Does the Subsidy Choice Influence whether a Participant Donates? -- Are Participants Rebate-Averse? -- Does the Order of Choices Significantly Influence the Participants' Subsidy Choice? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- References --T$6428. 
650 0 |a Fund raising. 
650 0 |a Benefit auctions. 
650 0 |a Lotteries. 
650 7 |a SOCIAL SCIENCE  |x Philanthropy & Charity. 
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