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Experiments investigating fundraising and charitable contributors /

The revenue-generating effects of different fund-raising techniques have been a subject of increasing policy interest. This volume consists of nine papers that examine issues pertaining to charitable auctions and fund-raising.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Davis, Douglas D., 1957-, Isaac, R. Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2006.
Colección:Research in experimental economics ; v. 11.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
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