A Field Experiment in Charitable Contribution: The Impact of Social Information on the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods

Volume: 119, Issue: 540, Pages: 1422 - 1439
Published: Oct 1, 2009
Abstract
We study the effect of social information on the voluntary provision of public goods. Competing theories predict that others’ contributions might be either substitutes or complements to one's own. We demonstrate a positive social information effect on individual contributions, supporting theories of complementarities. We find the most influential level of social information is drawn from the 90th to 95th percentile of previous contributions. We...
Paper Details
Title
A Field Experiment in Charitable Contribution: The Impact of Social Information on the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods
Published Date
Oct 1, 2009
Volume
119
Issue
540
Pages
1422 - 1439
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