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University of Warwick. Department of Economics. Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy. (2014) Relational warm glow and giving in social groups. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Department of Economics. CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Volume 2014 (Number 193). (Unpublished)
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Abstract
We study charitable giving within social groups. Exploiting a unique dataset, we establish three key relationships between social group size and fundraising outcomes: (i) a positive relationship between group size and the total number of donations; (ii) a negative relationship between group size and the amount given by each donor; (iii) no relationship between group size and the total amount raised by the fundraiser. We rule out classic free-riding to explain these relationships since the number of social group members is only a subset of total contributors. Instead, the findings are consistent with the notion that giving in social groups is motivated by “relational” warm glow.
| Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Fund raising -- Computer network resources, Gifts, Charity | ||||
| Series Name: | CAGE Online Working Paper Series | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Warwick. Department of Economics | ||||
| Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||
| Official Date: | June 2014 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 2014 | ||||
| Number: | Number 193 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 23 | ||||
| Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
| Funder: | Economic and Social Research Council (Great Britain) (ESRC), University of Warwick. Department of Economics. Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) |
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