Paying the price of sweetening your donation: Evidence from a natural field experiment

Does Price Matter in Charitable Giving? Evidence from a Large-Scale Natural Field Experiment

We conducted a natural field experiment to explore the effect of price changes on charitable contributions. To operationalize our tests, we examine whether an offer to match contributions to a non-profit organization changes the likelihood and amount that an individual donates. Direct mail solicitations were sent to over 50,000 prior donors. We find that the match offer increases both the reven...

Compensation for kidney donation: a price worth paying.

Matched Fundraising: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment

Matched Fundraising: Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment We present evidence from a natural field experiment designed to shed light on the efficacy of fundraising schemes in which donations are matched by a lead donor. In conjunction with the Bavarian State Opera House, we mailed 14,000 regular opera attendees a letter describing a charitable fundraising project organized by the opera hous...

comparing charitable fundraising schemes : evidence from a natural field experiment ∗

We present evidence from a natural field experiment designed to shed light on the efficacy of alternative fundraising schemes. In conjunction with the Bavarian State Opera House, we mailed 25,000 regular opera attendees a letter describing a charitable fundrais-ing project organized by the opera house. Recipients were randomly assigned to one of six treatments designed to explore behavioral res...

Towards Understanding the Role of Price in Residential Electricity Choices: Evidence from a Natural Experiment

We examine a choice setting in which residential electricity consumers may respond to incentives other than contemporaneous prices. We test predictions from the standard model of utility maximization using data from a natural field experiment that exposed some households to a change in their electricity rates. Households reduce electricity usage in response to a decrease in electricity prices, ...