Increasing autonomy in charitable giving: The effect of choosing the number of recipients on donations

Martina Fehérová; Stephanie Heger; Jana Péliová; Maroš Servátka; Robert Slonim

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110701

Increasing autonomy in charitable giving: The effect of choosing the number of recipients on donations

Martina Fehérová, Stephanie Heger, Jana Péliová^*, Maroš Servátka, Robert Slonim

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Macquarie Business School

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Abstract

In many contexts people can choose how many charities to help. This paper presents results from a laboratory experiment that varies whether the subjects have a choice in the number of charities to donate to and whether they are given an option to opt out. We find that the choice increases donation frequency, but does not influence donation amounts. If the choice also includes the opt-out option, there is no increase in the donation frequency or amount.

Original language	English
Article number	110701
Pages (from-to)	1-3
Number of pages	3
Journal	Economics letters
Volume	217
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110701
Publication status	Published - Aug 2022

Keywords

Altruism
Charitable giving
Choice
Choice architecture
Opt-out

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